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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sleep perceptions and factors influencing sleep during the early postoperative period in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study included 92 volunteer patients who underwent CABG surgery between September 1, 2019, and February 1, 2020. Data were collected using the 2nd, 3rd, 4th Richards-Campbell sleep questionnaire (RCSQ) and a postoperative sleep-affecting factors form. The study was reported using the STROBE checklist. Statistical significance was set at p0.05). During the postoperative period, patients reported that factors such as pain, frequent medical interventions, fear of sudden deterioration of their condition, fear of death, and being away from home in an unfamiliar environment had a significant impact on their sleep. Conclusion: The mean RCSQ scores of patients who underwent CABG surgery were found to be very poor on the second and third days postoperatively and worsened on the fourth day.

Objective:One of the most common complaints observed during the menopausal period is sleep disorders, affecting 40%-60% women. In this study, we aimed to determine complementary and clternative medicine (CAM) for menopausal women experiencing sleep disturbances, and the prevalence and influencing factors of sleep disturbance.Materials and Methods:In this descriptive cross-sectional study, we included menopausal women experiencing sleeplessness [≥4 degree of discomfort according to the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)] (n=201). A questionnaire and the CAM Scale were used to collect data. The necessary institutional and ethical committee permissions were obtained.Results:The mean age of the menopausal women was 47.23±4.53 [minimum (min)- maximum (max), 30-60] years, and their mean VAS for insomnia was 5.20±1.12 (min-max, 4-9). The following methods were used by the women to overcome insomnia: herbal supplements (96.6%), dietary supplements (98.8%), religious practices (95.7%), and mind-body practices (76.9%). The most common methods were fruits and vegetables, milk and dairy products, honey, linden tea, rosehip, prayer, pray, and music. Approximately 70.5% women expressed that the method they used was effective.Conclusion:Almost all menopausal women used any method of CAM. Further studies on the effectiveness of these methods as well as the training to be provided and the information dissemination by healthcare professionals are recommended.

Aim:Chronotype and sleep disturbance are both considered risk factors for chronic autoimmune diseases. However, there is lack of knowledge with respect to chronic inflammatory bowel disease and chronotype patterns. Therefore, we investigated the chronotype and sleep quality in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.Methods:Patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis were prospectively enrolled in the study. Chronotype and sleep quality were assessed using the Mornings Evenings Questionnaire and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index scores and the results were compared to healthy controls.Results:A total of 134 patients were included in the study. Of these patients 41 had Crohn’s disease, 49 had ulcerative colitis and 44 were healthy controls. Eveningness was more common in patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis compared to controls (12.2%, 18.4%, 0%, respectively, p

Aim: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) are closely related due to peripheral neurogenic inflammation (neuropeptide secretion), immune dysfunction, and somatic complaints such as fatigue, pain, anxiety, and sleep disturbance. This study aimed to reveal the relationship of CIU with FMS, sleep disturbance and anxiety.Materials and Methods: A total of 51 patients with CIU aged 18–64 years (36.2±10.4) and 45 sex- and age-matched healthy controls were included. Urticaria activity score (UAS) was assessed for the severity of urticaria. The 2010 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria were used for FMS diagnosis. The participants were evaluated with visual analog scale (VAS), fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ), Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), and Beck anxiety inventory (BAI).Results: The presence of FMS and body mass index (BMI) were significantly higher in the urticaria group compared with the control group. The mean FIQ and UAS of the urticaria group were 47.0 ± 22.1 and 1.3 ± 0.9, respectively. UAS was positively correlated with FIQ, PSQI, BAI and VAS (rho=0.411 p=0.004; rho=0.310 p=0.034; rho=0.419 p=0.004; rho=0.414 p=0.004; respectively). The presence of FMS was found to be significantly associated with high BMI (p = 0.04). Conclusions: The prevalence of FMS was higher in patients with CIU than control group. Also, FMS was more severe, general pain and fatigue, sleep disturbance and anxiety were higher in patients with high urticarial activity.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC). Methods: The research was conducted in methodological type. Data were collected from parents of students in two schools in Ankara between May 29th and June 12th 2019. Five hundred and thirty-two (79.1% mothers; mean age, 38.1) parents were included in the study. In order to collect data, form consisting of descriptive questions, SDSC and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used. Results: It was found that 56.6% of the children of the participants were girls and had an average age of 10.25±1.95 years. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.81. The correlation coefficient between test and retest was 0.87 (p<0.01). In the factor analysis, it was determined that the scale consisted of 6 factors. The correlation between SDQ total and subdimension scores and SDSC total score provided evidence for construct validity. SDSC total and subscale mean scores were higher in children who were considered abnormal compared to SDQ. Discussion: The SDSC, which is a scale based on parental notification, was found to be a valid and reliable scale that could screen sleep disturbance in school-age Turkish children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a rheumatic disease of unknown etiology, characterized by widespread pain and tender points at specific anatomical regions. Patients’ daily activities and quality of life (QOL) might be affected by severe pain which is accompanied by fatigue, sleep disturbance and psychiatric symptoms. In this study, the QOL of women with fibromyalgia and the relationship between the QOL and socio-demographic characteristics, depression and sleep disturbance were investigated. Material and Methods: One hundred women with diagnosis of FMS according to the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria (1990) were included. Socio-demographic characteristics were questioned in detail. Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) was used to assess QOL. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (0-10cm) was used to assess the severity of widespread pain and sleep disturbance. Depression was assessed by using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: Mean age was 42.2±9.5 years and mean duration of disease was 32.3±29.4 months. The mean FIQ total score was 59.49±14.25 and %26 of the patients were severely affected. There was no association between FIQ scores and socio-demographic variables. There were statistically significant relationship between FIQ scores and pain VAS, sleep disturbance VAS and BDI scores. In the multivariate regression analysis, pain was the most contributing variable to FIQ level and it was followed by sleep disturbance and depression scores, respectively. Conclusion: Depression and sleep disturbances are commonly encountered in patients with fibromyalgia which result in deterioration of QOL. Given that the final purpose of the management of fibromyalgia is to improve the quality of life, clinical evaluation of depression and sleep disturbances should be regarded to guide therapy. (Turkish Journal of Osteoporosis 2013;19: 42-7)

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Aim: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a rheumatic disease of unknown etiology, characterized by widespread pain and tender points at specific anatomical regions. Patients' daily activities and quality of life (QOL) might be affected by severe pain which is accompanied by fatigue, sleep disturbance and psychiatric symptoms. In this study, the QOL of women with fibromyalgia and the relationship between the QOL and socio-demographic characteristics, depression and sleep disturbance were investigated. Material and Methods: One hundred women with diagnosis of FMS according to the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria (1990) were included. Socio-demographic characteristics were questioned in detail. Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) was used to assess QOL. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (0-10cm) was used to assess the severity of widespread pain and sleep disturbance. Depression was assessed by using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: Mean age was 42.2±9.5 years and mean duration of disease was 32.3±29.4 months. The mean FIQ total score was 59.49±14.25 and %26 of the patients were severely affected. There was no association between FIQ scores and socio-demographic variables. There were statistically significant relationship between FIQ scores and pain VAS, sleep disturbance VAS and BDI scores. In the multivariate regression analysis, pain was the most contributing variable to FIQ level and it was followed by sleep disturbance and depression scores, respectively. Conclusion: Depression and sleep disturbances are commonly encountered in patients with fibromyalgia which result in deterioration of QOL. Given that the final purpose of the management of fibromyalgia is to improve the quality of life, clinical evaluation of depression and sleep disturbances should be regarded to guide therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Assessment of loneliness, quality of sleep and affecting factors in elders. Materials and Method: A total of 428 elders were included in the research. The research data were collected using the loneliness scale (UCLA-LS) and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). One-way analysis of variance, t test and Pearson analysis of correlation were used to eval-uate the data. Results: The average loneliness score was 41.87+8.43. The average loneliness score of those living in the nursing home was higher than that of those living in the home environment. The relationship between the average loneliness score and age, educational background, childbear-ing, and the number of visitors were significant (p<0.05). The average sleep quality score was 6.21+3.33. Educational background, income status, childbearing, having a chronic disease, num-ber of visitors, and duration of residence in the nursing home were found to affect the quality of sleep (p<0.05). A slightly positive relationship (r=0.298; p=0.001) was observed between the average loneliness score and the quality of sleep score. Conclusion: Loneliness and sleep problems are common among elders. In order to improve their quality of life and health status, health care providers should recognize and take necessary actions to alleviate these problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Sleep disturbances occur in various forms of dementia. In this study, the aim was to investigate the effects of galantamine and donepezil on sleep disturbances in patients with dementia. Method: Subjects, who were admitted to a geriatric outpatient clinic between January 2008 and December 2010, were enrolled in the study. Subjects, who were started on anti-dementia drugs, were assessed. Thirty-eight dementia patients (27 female, 11 male) having sleep disturbances in the beginning were included in the study. The dementia patients were treated with galantamine (n=22) or donepezil (n=16) according to the clinician's opinion. To detect sleep disturbances previously the same prepared questions were directed to all of the subjects and/or their caregivers and the responses were evaluated at baseline and after 24 weeks. Results: There was no difference in descriptive characteristics among the groups (p>0.05, for all comparisons). When the changes in test scores aimed at evaluating cognition at the baseline and at week 24 were compared between the two treatment groups, there was no significant difference (p>0.05, for all comparisons). Using a univariate logistic regression analysis, it was found that galantamine had a 5 times more favorable effect on sleep disturbances than donepezil and that this difference was significant (p=0.046, Odds ratio=0.203, Confidence interval=0.030-1.231). When the effects of drugs on sleep conditions were evaluated in multiple regression analysis, it was found that sleep disturbances continued in subjects using anti-psychotic drugs (p=0.045, Odds ratio=0.072, Confidence interval=0.006-0.947). Conclusions: Based on our results, galantamine use improved sleep disturbances significantly more than donepezil in dementia patients in univariate logistic regression analysis. The disappearance of this helpful effect in multiple logistic regression analysis may be related to anti-psyhotic drug use. Consideration of our findings when choosing medications for newly diagnosed dementia patients, especially for those with sleep disturbance, may be beneficial. In addition careful follow-up may be needed to assess sleep disturbances in dementia patients when anti-psychotic drugs are being used. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sleep disturbance is simply the changes in the sleep time or experience of anormal facts during sleep time. The sleep disorders are needed to be classificiated because they can be seen in a lot of kinds. International Classification of Sleep Disorders Version 2 -ICSD-2, which is the last classification accepted internationally, is published in 2005. It contains 85 sleep disorders and consist of 8 main groups. This compilation registers the details of ICSD-2 classification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Narcolepsy is characterized by the excessive daytime sleepiness. In most cases, cataplexy also accompanies to narcolepsy and is called as narcolepsy-cataplexy syndrome. A-5-year-old boy was brought to our hospital due to drop attacks which had occurred two-three times in a week for one year when he was playing. It was learned that the patient had excessive daytime sleepiness while playing, and after these attacks he had continued to play again. After the reevaluation of the history and physical examination, he was diagnosed as narcolepsy. Imipramine treatment was begun. After two months of imipramine treatment, the symptoms were resolved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]