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Neurosciences
Angela Ann Joseph, Anupama Gupta, Nandita Hazari, Mani Kalaivani, Ravindra Mohan Pandey, Rajesh Sagar, Manju Mehta, Garima Shukla
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine sleep disturbances in children with ADHD compared to their typically developing peers after controlling for moderating variables. The results showed that children with ADHD had higher rates of sleep disturbances and disorders compared to the control group.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rebekah Maksoud, Natalie Eaton-Fitch, Michael Matula, Helene Cabanas, Donald Staines, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik
Summary: This systematic review included 20 observational studies that investigated the objective measures of sleep quality in ME/CFS patients. The results revealed inconsistency across studies in parameters such as slow-wave sleep, apnea-hypopnea index, spectral activity, and multiple sleep latency testing. The research on sleep quality in ME/CFS was limited by recruitment decisions, confounding factors, small sample sizes, and non-replicated findings, indicating a need for future well-designed studies in this area.
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Anesthesiology
Thomas Bilterys, Eveline Van Looveren, Anneleen Malfliet, Jo Nijs, Mira Meeus, Lieven Danneels, Kelly Ickmans, Barbara Cagnie, Dorien Goubert, Maarten Moens, Liesbet De Baets, Wouter Munneke, Olivier Mairesse
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship and conformity between self-reported and objectively measured sleep parameters. The findings suggest a discrepancy between subjective and objective sleep parameters in people with chronic spinal pain and comorbid insomnia, with participants tending to underestimate total sleep time and overestimate sleep onset latency.
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Environmental Sciences
Christian Benedict, Karl A. Franklin, Shervin Bukhari, Mirjam Ljunggren, Eva Lindberg
Summary: This study analyzed one-night sleep recordings from 852 subjects in Uppsala, Sweden, and found that there were differences in sleep patterns during different phases of the lunar cycle. Men showed shorter sleep duration and lower sleep efficiency during the waxing period compared to the waning period.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Juanjuan Xiong, Jingwen Qin, Kaizheng Gong
Summary: This study aimed to measure sleep quality and its association with fear of progression in patients with chronic heart failure. The results showed that patients with chronic heart failure generally reported poor sleep quality, and the severity of fear of progression was positively correlated with poor sleep quality. Several factors such as HF hospitalization, number of HF drugs, monthly income, and fear of progression score were strong predictors of decreased sleep quality in these patients.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xiang-Yang Cao, Jin-Ru Zhang, Yun Shen, Cheng-Jie Mao, Yu-Bing Shen, Yu-Lan Cao, Han-Ying Gu, Fen Wang, Chun-Feng Liu
Summary: This study found that PD patients with severe fatigue had more severe clinical symptoms, higher daytime sleepiness scores, lower percentage of REM sleep, and were more likely to have RBD. Multivariate regression analysis found that the presence of RBD and proportion of REM sleep were independent predictors for fatigue in PD patients.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Tarjei Torre Asprusten, Line Sletner, Vegard Bruun Bratholm Wyller
Summary: This study identified six distinct clusters within a widely defined cohort of adolescent CFS patients, but could not identify distinct subgroups. The cluster characterized by pain intolerance and poor cognition was associated with low functional abilities and quality of life, and adherence to the Canada 2003 diagnostic criteria for CFS.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Gustavo Zanotti Pizol, Katherinne Ferro Moura Franco, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Cristina Maria Nunes Cabral
Summary: This study found that patients with chronic low back pain tend to have weakness in hip abductors, adductors, and extensors. Furthermore, there is no association between the functional tests and hip muscle strength in these patients.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Gianna C. Riccitelli, Giulio Disanto, Rosaria Sacco, Davide Sparasci, Leonardo Sacco, Anna Castelnovo, Silvia Miano, Mauro Manconi, Claudio Gobbi, Chiara Zecca
Summary: Fatigue is a common and disabling symptom in multiple sclerosis patients, and this study found a significant association between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and higher fatigue scores. Other sleep-related variables like daytime sleepiness and sleep efficiency were not significantly associated with fatigue. Further research is needed to explore the potential benefits of treating RLS on fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Maria Leticia de Barros Massahud, Fabio Fernandes Borem Bruzinga, Silvana Alkmim de Miranda Diniz, Karolina Kristian de Aguilar Seraidarian, Regina de Magalhaes Lopes, Vinicius de Magalhaes Barros, Paulo Isaias Seraidarian
Summary: This cross-sectional study suggests an association between sleep bruxism (SB) and obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), particularly in its severe form. However, the relationship between the use of antidepressants and SB remains inconclusive.
JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Clara Malattia, Lorenzo Chiarella, Miriam Sansone, Angela Pistorio, Claudio Lavarello, Manuela Carpaneto, Raffaele Ferri, Angelo Ravelli, Lino Nobili
Summary: This study investigates sleep quality in juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFS) and its impact on the global burden of the disease. The results show that patients with JFS have longer sleep period time, increased wake after sleep onset, and lower N3 distribution index compared to healthy peers. Subjective poor sleep quality is related to widespread pain, symptom severity, depressive symptoms, fatigue, and symptom severity upon awakening. Sleep complaints are a key characteristic of JFS and have significant effects on pain and depression.
JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
H. Chen, E. Emami, C. Kauffmann, P. Rompre, F. Almeida, M. Schmittbuhl, P. van der Stelt, S. Ge, G. Lavigne, N. Huynh
Summary: The study aimed to examine how the anatomic characteristics of the upper airway can influence the effect of wearing dentures on the sleep of edentulous elders with untreated sleep apnea. The results showed a correlation between upper airway characteristics and the aggravation of respiratory variables caused by wearing dentures at night.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Elie Gottlieb, Mohamed S. Khlif, Laura Bird, Emilio Werden, Thomas Churchward, Matthew P. Pase, Natalia Egorova, Mark E. Howard, Amy Brodtmann
Summary: In chronic stroke patients, 57% had undiagnosed moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea and exhibited reduced slow-wave sleep with potentially compensatory increases in NREM 1-2 sleep compared to controls. Formal sleep studies are necessary after stroke, even in the absence of self-reported history of sleep-wake pathology.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael Wainberg, Samuel E. Jones, Lindsay Melhuish Beaupre, Sean L. Hill, Daniel Felsky, Manuel A. Rivas, Andrew S. P. Lim, Hanna M. Ollila, Shreejoy J. Tripathy
Summary: The study found that sleep pattern differences are a transdiagnostic feature in individuals with lifetime mental illness, suggesting that they should be considered regardless of diagnosis. Accelerometry provides a scalable way to objectively measure sleep properties in psychiatric clinical research and practice, even across tens of thousands of individuals.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Katja Menzler, Petra Mayr, Susanne Knake, Werner Cassel, Christian Viniol, Lena Reitz, Panagiota-Eleni Tsalouchidou, Annette Janzen, Katja Anschuetz, Peter Mross, Ulrich Koehler
Summary: This study investigated the presence of sleep disorders in patients with post-COVID syndrome and found that a relevant percentage of patients had reduced sleep efficiency and sleep apnea. These issues may contribute to symptoms such as daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and problems with memory and concentration.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Slawomir Kujawski, Anna M. Bach, Joanna Slomko, Derek F. H. Pheby, Modra Murovska, Julia L. Newton, Pawel Zalewski
Summary: This study compared the functional interrelation of fatigue and cognitive, cardiovascular, and autonomic nervous systems in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients with healthy individuals. It observed a disturbance in homeostasis in the patients and differences in network structure before and after intervention. The network analysis revealed higher stress levels in the CFS group and identified key relationships between fatigue, baroreceptor function, and aortic stiffness in the patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Eleanor Mitchell, Mark Pearce, Anthony Roberts, Julia Newton
Summary: This study analyzed factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with GNBSIs caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Results indicated that patients with respiratory, gastrointestinal, or skin infection as primary focus, hospital-onset GNBSIs, dialysis at the time of infection, recent hospital discharge, and vascular device manipulation are at increased risk of in-hospital mortality. The data obtained from enhanced surveillance of GNBSIs in England can predict in-hospital mortality and should be used for identifying high-risk patients who may benefit from closer monitoring.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Gracjan Rozanski, Derek Pheby, Julia L. Newton, Modra Murovska, Pawel Zalewski, Joanna Slomko
Summary: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), previously known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is a common chronic liver disease worldwide. Currently, there is no effective pharmacological therapy for this disease. Intermittent fasting shows potential as a non-pharmacological alternative, but further studies are needed to determine its effectiveness for MAFLD.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lukasz Rzepinski, Monika Zawadka-Kunikowska, Julia L. Newton, Pawel Zalewski, Joanna Slomko
Summary: This study evaluates cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in multiple sclerosis and explores its relationship with disease variant, disability level, fatigue severity, and patients' demographics.
NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Agnieszka Kujawska, Slawomir Kujawski, Mariusz Kozakiewicz, Weronika Hajec, Malgorzata Kwiatkowska, Natalia Skierkowska, Jakub Husejko, Julia L. Newton, Pawel Zalewski, Kornelia Kedziora-Kornatowska
Summary: This study explored the network relationship between cognitive function, depressive symptom intensity, body composition, proxies of cognitive reserve, trophic factor, adipokines and myokines, physical performance and blood pressure in a group of older individuals with poorly managed hypertension. The results showed that there was dysregulation in the network of individuals with poorly managed hypertension compared to normotensive individuals.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Slawomir Kujawski, Joanna Slomko, Beata R. Godlewska, Agnieszka Cudnoch-Jedrzejewska, Modra Murovska, Julia L. Newton, Lukasz Sokolowski, Pawel Zalewski
Summary: This study examined the effects of static stretching and whole body cryotherapy on individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The results showed that the combination of static stretching and whole body cryotherapy reduced fatigue in CFS patients and improved cognitive functioning. The study also demonstrated that whole body cryotherapy was well tolerated and led to symptomatic improvements associated with cardiovascular and autonomic function.
JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Claire M. Owen, Julia L. Newton, James Frith
Summary: Orthostatic hypotension is a common condition characterized by a drop in blood pressure when standing upright. Non-invasive beat-to-beat blood pressure measurement provides an opportunity to explore the underlying pathological deficits in this condition. Treatment options include conservative management, fludrocortisone, and midodrine, which can be targeted based on the type of blood pressure drop.
MEDICAL HYPOTHESES
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yu Fu, Eugene Yh Tang, Sarah Sowden, Julia L. Newton, Paula Whitty
Summary: Hyperlipidaemia is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and disproportionately affects disadvantaged socioeconomic communities. This study aims to develop a tailored intervention to optimize lipid management in primary care settings for deprived populations, with the goal of reducing CVD risks and improving outcomes.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yu Fu, Christopher Price, Shona Haining, Bob Gaffney, David Julien, Paula Whitty, Julia L. Newton
Summary: This study aimed to compare cardiovascular disease-related conditions and risk factors in deprived communities in the North East of England with other areas, and analyze the changes during COVID-19. The results showed higher cardiovascular disease risk factors and conditions in deprived communities, but a higher optimal prescribing rate for lipid-lowering medications.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Cara Mooney, David Alexander White, Jeremy Dawson, Vincent Deary, Kate Fryer, Monica Greco, Michelle Horspool, Aileen Neilson, Gillian Rowlands, Tom Sanders, Ruth E. Thomas, Steve Thomas, Waquas Waheed, Christopher D. Burton
Summary: This pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the symptoms clinic intervention plus usual care compared with usual care alone. A total of 354 participants were recruited and individually randomised (1:1). The primary outcome is the self-reported Physical Health Questionnaire-15 at 52 weeks postrandomisation. Secondary outcome measures include the EuroQol 5 dimension 5 level and healthcare resource use. A process evaluation will also be conducted, including consultation content analysis and interviews with participants and key stakeholders.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Slawomir Kujawski, Agnieszka Kujawska, Mariusz Kozakiewicz, Djordje G. Jakovljevic, Blazej Stankiewicz, Julia L. Newton, Kornelia Kedziora-Kornatowska, Pawel Zalewski
Summary: This study examined the effects of three-month programs of sitting callisthenic balance (SCB) and resistance training (RT), and the mediating role of neurotrophic factors and strength in cognitive functioning of older, healthy participants. The results showed that RT significantly improved global cognitive functioning, decision making, visual attention, and reaction time. SCB improved set-shifting, short-term memory, and processing speed of simple visual stimuli. Resistance exercise training programs could prevent cognitive decline in healthy older subjects.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jemma L. McCready, Kristofor McCarty, Vincent Deary, Tracy L. Collins, Katie L. Hackett
Summary: This qualitative study explores the conversations about female sexual function and the sexual environment among individuals with Sjogren's syndrome (SS) on an internet forum. The findings identify the impact of SS symptoms on the sexual environment, the emotional responses to sexual difficulties, the strategies used to manage sexual problems, and the influence of a partner's behavior. These insights provide valuable information for clinical discussions and emphasize the importance of qualitative research with this population.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Wilby Williamson, Adam James Lewandowski, Odaro John Huckstep, Winok Lapidaire, Alexander Ooms, Cheryl Tan, Afifah Mohamed, Maryam Alsharqi, Mariane Bertagnolli, William Woodward, Cameron Dockerill, Annabelle McCourt, Yvonne Kenworthy, Holger Burchert, Aiden Doherty, Julia Newton, Henner Hanssen, John Kennedy Cruickshank, Richard McManus, Jane Holmes, Chen Ji, Sharon Love, Elena Frangou, Colin Everett, Melvyn Hillsdon, Helen Dawes, Charlie Foster, Paul Leeson
Summary: This study investigated the effects of aerobic exercise, self-monitoring, and motivational coaching on blood pressure in young adults. The results showed that moderate to high intensity aerobic exercise training did not effectively reduce blood pressure in this group.
Correction
Behavioral Sciences
Valentina Parma, Kathrin Ohla, Maria G. Veldhuizen, Masha Y. Niv, Christine E. Kelly, Alyssa J. Bakke, Keiland W. Cooper, Cedric Bouysset, Nicola Pirastu, Michele Dibattista, Rishemjit Kaur, Marco Tullio Liuzza, Marta Y. Pepino, Veronika Schopf, Veronica Pereda-Loth, Shannon B. Olsson, Richard C. Gerkin, Paloma Rohlfs Dominguez, Javier Albayay, Michael C. Farruggia, Surabhi Bhutani, Alexander W. Fjaeldstad, Ritesh Kumar, Anna Menini, Moustafa Bensafi, Mari Sandell, Iordanis Konstantinidis, Antonella Di Pizio, Federica Genovese, Lina Ozturk, Thierry Thomas-Danguin, Johannes Frasnelli, Sanne Boesveldt, Ozlem Saatci, Luis R. Saraiva, Cailu Lin, Jerome Golebiowski, Liang-Dar Hwang, Mehmet Hakan Ozdener, Maria Dolors Guardia, Christophe Laudamiel, Marina Ritchie, Jan Havlicek, Denis Pierron, Eugeni Roura, Marta Navarro, Alissa A. Nolden, Juyun Lim, Katherine L. Whitcroft, Lauren R. Colquitt, Camille Ferdenzi, Evelyn Brindha, Aytug Altundag, Alberto Macchi, Alexia Nunez-Parra, Zara M. Patel, Sebastien Fiorucci, Carl M. Philpott, Barry C. Smith, Johan N. Lundstrom, Carla Mucignat, Jane K. Parker, Mirjam van den Brink, Michael Schmuker, Florian Ph S. Fischmeister, Thomas Heinbockel, Vonnie D. C. Shields, Farhoud Faraji, Enrique Santamaria, William E. A. Fredborg, Gabriella Morini, Jonas K. Olofsson, Maryam Jalessi, Noam Karni, Anna D'Errico, Rafieh Alizadeh, Robert Pellegrino, Pablo Meyer, Caroline Huart, Ben Chen, Graciela M. Soler, Mohammed K. Alwashahi, Antje Welge-Lussen, Jessica Freiherr, Jasper H. B. de Groot, Hadar Klein, Masako Okamoto, Preet Bano Singh, Julien W. Hsieh, Danielle R. Reed, Thomas Hummel, Steven D. Munger, John E. Hayes
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Victoria Strassheim, Julia L. Newton, Tracy Collins
Summary: This study investigates the experiences of five individuals living with the most severe form of CFS/ME through a six-phase themed analysis of semi-structured interviews. The findings highlight factors that place people at greater risk of experiencing the more severe presentation of CFS/ME, in hopes of helping research and clinical communities engage more effectively with the severely affected patient population.