A convenience sample of 40 individuals (occupational therapy practitioners and students) from Western New York received a 2 hour educational presentation on sleep hygiene at an area college. Pre-test and post-test data were collected immediately before and after the presentation using identical, ...
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Such interventions may incorporate pharmacological elements (i.e., sleep-inducing medications; [12]), cognitive elements (e.g., cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia; [13]), or behavioural elements (e.g., improving sleep hygiene; [14]). However, given the variation in shiftwork ...
Sleep hygiene, such as maintaining a dark, quiet environment and limiting screens 60 minutes before bedtime, is typically the first-line treatment to help sleep issues. Melatonin may be effective in helping children fall asleep, but it may not improve the quality or duration of sleep. ...
for reasons of personal safety, unit performance, and even a matter of national security. Although there are educational resources in place for optimizing sleep in military personnel (e.g., Army Office of the Surgeon General’s Performance Triad (P3) initiative), poor sleep hygiene in the long...
Therapy for Insomnia and Nightmares), which was based on existing evidence-based treatment tailored to firefighters in consideration of their occupational characteristics.Methods: This study implemented a single-group pre-post study design, utilizing an intervention developed based on brief behavior therapy...
This intervention will include nutritional behaviour change, supervised-exercise, sleep hygiene, and active alcohol and tobacco cessation components, comparing the impacts on primary and secondary OSA outcomes to the standard care, i.e., CPAP therapy. Furthermore, INTERAPNEA not only pursues to ...
Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the most common sleep disorders and is characterized by chronic intermittent hypoxia and increased sympathetic activity, thus leading to a higher prevalence of diabetes. Sleep therapy may serve as a low-cost method for fighting against the rising epidemic of ...
To reduce the risk or reverse cognitive frailty in older adults, it is essential to prioritize nutritional status, mental health (such as depression, anxiety, and stress), maintaining good sleep hygiene, managing sleep problems, and limiting the duration of falling asleep at night time. However,...
for reasons of personal safety, unit performance, and even a matter of national security. Although there are educational resources in place for optimizing sleep in military personnel (e.g., Army Office of the Surgeon General’s Performance Triad (P3) initiative), poor sleep hygiene in the long...