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Sleep Questionnaire (sleep + questionnaire)
Selected AbstractsSleep in individuals with Cri du Chat syndrome: a comparative studyJOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, Issue 8 2009A. P. H. M. Maas Abstract Background Sleep problems are common in individuals with intellectual disability. Little is known about sleep in children and adults with Cri du Chat syndrome (CDC). Method Sleep was investigated in 30 individuals with CDC using a sleep questionnaire. Sleep problems and sleep behaviours in individuals with CDC were compared with individuals with non-specific intellectual disabilities (NS) (n = 30) and Down's syndrome (DS) (n = 30). Results Nine individuals with CDC (i.e. 30%) had a sleep problem, compared with seven individuals with NS (i.e. 23%) and three individuals with DS (i.e. 10%). Though there were few differences between diagnostic groups, night waking problems were most common in CDC. Individuals with CDC frequently showed behaviours related to disordered breathing and poor-quality sleep. Several behaviours related to sleep had a higher occurrence in CDC than in DS (P < 0.05) but not in NS. Conclusions It is concluded that individuals with CDC do not have an increased probability of sleep problems as compared with other individuals who share similar demographic characteristics. Hypotheses about causes of night waking problems in CDC are generated and suggestions for future research of sleep in individuals with CDC are given. [source] Evolution of upper airway resistance syndromeJOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH, Issue 3 2009LUIZA JONCZAK Summary The question of whether upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a distinct disease or an initial feature of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is still a matter of debate. We evaluated a retrospective group of UARS patients to determine the evolution of UARS over time and the relationship between clinical evolution and subjects' phenotype. Investigations were performed in 30 patients, in whom UARS was diagnosed between 1995 and 2000 by the use of full polysomnography (PSG) without oesophageal pressure (Pes) measurement. The time between initial and follow-up investigations was 6.6 ± 2.6 years. All subjects had full PSG with Pes measurement and completed a sleep questionnaire, including the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. In 19 subjects, PSG results were compatible with UARS. In nine subjects, obstructive sleep apnoea,hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) was diagnosed. In two subjects, PSG did not demonstrate breathing abnormalities. The mean ± SD apnoea,hypopnoea index in the UARS group was 1.5 ± 1.7 h,1 and 25.2 ± 19 h,1 in the OSAHS group (P < 0.01). The increase in body mass index (BMI) between initial and follow-up investigations in the UARS group was from 29.4 ± 4 to 31 ± 5.7 kg m,2 (P = 0.014) and in the OSAHS group from 30 ± 4.1 to 32.4 ± 4.7 kg m,2(P = 0.004). Amplitude of Pes swings during respiratory events was significantly higher in OSAHS than that in UARS (P = 0.014). Our results suggest that UARS is part of a clinical continuum from habitual snoring to OSAHS. Progression from UARS to OSAHS seems to be related to an increase in the BMI. [source] Is wheezing associated with decreased sleep quality in Sri Lankan children?PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Issue 7 2007A questionnaire study Abstract Aim To investigate the association between wheezing and impaired sleep in Sri Lankan children, aged 6,12 years; and, to report the prevalence of asthma-related symptoms in these subjects. Methods The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire and a separate sleep questionnaire were completed. Results Of 800 originally distributed questionnaires, 652 were analyzed. Wheezing was present in 89 children (14%). Within this group, 66% reported wheezing in the last 12 months. Wheezing children had a significantly higher presence of snoring, restless sleep, nocturnal awakenings and daytime tiredness. Wheezing was found to be independently associated with restless sleep (odds ratio (OR),=,2.4). There was no association between wheezing and difficulties falling asleep, nocturnal awakenings, apneas, and daytime sleepiness and tiredness. After adjusting for possible confounders, the following significant associations were present: snoring and apneas (OR,=,1.6), chronic rhinitis and apneas (OR,=,1.6), snoring and restless sleep (OR,=,3.2), chronic rhinitis and restless sleep (OR,=,2.1), and hayfever and daytime tiredness (OR,=,4.3). Wheezing was related to an increased risk of snoring (OR,=,2.8) and subjects with chronic rhinitis had also an increased risk of snoring (OR,=,1.7), adjusting for possible confounders. Conclusion The sleep of wheezing children was impaired compared with their non-wheezing peers, resulting in an increased prevalence of daytime tiredness. Upper airway symptoms, such as chronic rhinitis or hayfever, should be carefully considered in these children, as they might be responsible for these sleep problems. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007; 42:579,583. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] Habitual snoring in an outpatient population in JapanPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, Issue 4 2000Yuhei Kayukawa MD Abstract In order to investigate the occurrence and history of sleep problems in Japan, the 11-Centre Collaborative Study on Sleep Problems (COSP) project was carried out. Complaints of snoring are examined, and its prevalence, risk factors and screening reliability are discussed. The subjects who participated in the study were 6445 new outpatients from a general hospital. They were asked to answer a sleep questionnaire that consisted of 34 items with seven demographic items; each item was composed of four grades of frequency. In order to offset possible seasonal variations in sleep habits, data were collected across four seasons. Sleep patterns, insomnia, hypersomnia, parasomnia and circadian rhythm sleep disorders were covered. Habitual snoring was seen in 16.0% of males and 6.5% of females. Male predominance was noted. From these data, the relationship between habitual snoring and sleep complaints was statistically analyzed. Habitual snorers (HS) were observed to wake up more frequently during sleep (17.8% of males, 21.5% of females) than were non-habitual snorers (NHS; 6.6% of males, 9.7% of females). Mid-sleep awakening of HS was also more frequent than it was for NHS; however, there were no differences in difficulty in falling asleep and early morning awakening. Body mass index, cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption were also correlated with habitual snoring. [source] The survey of sleeping time of junior high school students: A study on the sleep questionnairePSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES, Issue 3 2000Nariyoshi Yamaguchi MD Abstract We investigated the questionnaire study on sleep of junior high school students to estimate the effect of excessive study hours on their sleep time in 1998. A total of 501 students answered the questionnaire. It was noted that most of the students sleep for 6,8 h on weekdays. The majority of the students of the junior high school felt that their sleep is insufficient on weekdays. [source] Sleep symptoms and their clinical correlates in Machado,Joseph diseaseACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 4 2009A. D'Abreu Objective,,, To evaluate the presence of sleep symptoms in Machado,Joseph disease/spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (MJD/SCA3). Subjects/methods,,, We used a sleep questionnaire and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale to compare 53 patients with MJD/SCA3 and 106 controls. Results,,, Patients with MJD/SCA3 reported more symptoms of insomnia, restless leg syndrome and REM sleep behavior disorder as well as nocturnal cramps, snoring and nocturnal apnea. Insomnia was the most frequently reported sleep-related complaint in the MJD/SCA3 group. Conclusions,,, Our results indicate that sleep disorders are common in patients with MJD/SCA3 and probably have a multifactorial etiology, with components of a primary sleep disorder in addition to sleep-disrupting symptoms such as nocturia and cramps. [source] Sleep hygiene in adult epilepsy patients:a questionnaire-based surveyACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 5 2000R. Manni Two hundred and seventy epilepsy patients referred to the Epilepsy Centre of the "C. Mondino" Institute of Neurology and 230 healthy subjects comparable for age, sex and education completed a sleep questionnaire of 112 multiple choice questions including those that concern sleep hygiene practice. The percentage of subjects with habitually inappropriate sleep hygiene habits was significantly higher in controls than in epilepsy patients for 7 out of the 9 sleep hygiene practices considered (P at chi square less than 0.05). No significant relationship between kind and/or severity of epilepsy and the degree of sleep hygiene practice was found. The data show that sleep hygiene practice is more adequate in epilepsy than in control subjects. It is possible that the appropriate sleep hygiene practice of epilepsy patients derives from the fact that they habitually refrain from a lot of practices which possibly aggravate both the course of epilepsy and seizure-related complications. [source] Gabapentin Increases Slow-wave Sleep in Normal AdultsEPILEPSIA, Issue 12 2002Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer Summary: ,Purpose: The older antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have a variety of effects on sleep, including marked reduction in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep, slow-wave sleep (SWS), and sleep latency, and an increase in light sleep. The effects of the newer AEDs on sleep are unknown. Our purpose was to study the effect of gabapentin (GBP) on sleep. Methods: Ten healthy adults and nine controls were the subjects of this study. All underwent baseline and follow-up polysomnography (PSG) and completed sleep questionnaires. After baseline, the treated group received GBP titrated to 1,800 mg daily. Polygraphic variables and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores, a subjective measure of sleep propensity, were compared by using the Wilcoxon signed rank test. Results: Nine of the treated subjects achieved the target dose; one was studied with 1,500 mg daily because of dizziness experienced at the higher dose. GBP-treated subjects had an increase in SWS compared with baseline. No difference in the ESS or other polygraphic variables was observed. However, a minor reduction in arousals, awakenings, and stage shifts was observed in treated subjects. Conclusions: GBP appears to be less disruptive to sleep than are some of the older AEDs. These findings may underlie the drug's therapeutic effect in the treatment of disorders associated with sleep disruption. [source] | ||||||||||