Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of resistance exercise and stretching on sleep, mood, and quality of life in chronic insomnia patients. Methods: Three 4-month treatments included: resistance exercise (n=10), stretching (n=10), and control (n=8). Sleep was evaluated with polyso...
Abstract Background: Sleep problems are common in children and can have an effect on behavioral and emotional functioning. Despite the importance of sleep for children's health, there is a lack of studies on this topic in Brazil. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of behavioral intervent...
ABSTRACT Objective: to estimate the effects of non-pharmacological interventions to improve the quality of sleep and quality of life of patients with heart failure. Method: pilot study of a randomized controlled trial with 32 individuals assigned to four groups. Sleep was assessed using the Pittsburgh ...
Objective: To assess the interaction of chronotype with anxiety in patients with chronic primary insomnia. Methods: Sixty-four patients (50 women) with mean age 43.9±8.1 years were investigated with the Horne and Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (ST...
Sleep disorders in the Brazilian population: analysis of factors associated with complaints of reduced sleep reparative function, insomnia, drowsiness and their implications for death and cardio-cerebrovascular events
Os distúrbios do sono são caracterizados por alterações no ciclo sono-vigília. Os estudos relativos às condições do sono e suas repercussões na população brasileira são em sua grande maioria de contexto clínico, reduzindo a representatividade dos achados. O objetivo do estudo foi identificar...
Insomnia involves difficulty in falling asleep, maintaining sleep or having refreshing sleep. This review gathers the existing informations seeking to explain insomnia, including those that focus on psychological aspects and those considered neurobiological. Insomnia has been defined in psychological (co...
Se estudiaron a 150 médicos divididos en tres grupos: el primero constituido por 50 anestesiólogos, el segundo por 50 Cirujanos y un grupo control de 50 Internistas, con el propósito de observar el posible efecto de la actividad quirúrgica sobre el area física, psicoafectiva y en el ciclo sueño vig...
