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Filter by:The primary aim of this study is to assess the changes in strength expression resulting from the performance of a surgical operation among orthopedic surgeons at the IRCCS Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio Hospital. To achieve this goal, the assessment of strength expression will be conducted using handgrip measurements before (pre) and after (post) the surgical operation. Additionally, both pre- and post-surgery, there will also be evaluations of changes in actigraphic sleep parameters, salivary cortisol levels, cognitive performance, and subjective perception levels of effort and drowsiness. Te second aim is to assess differences in strength expression, cognitive performance, salivary cortisol levels, perceived effort, and drowsiness levels among surgeons in response to sleep hygiene strategies (week 2 vs week 3).
Purpose: Newborns undergo biochemical and physiological changes involving all their systems in the first days of their lives and may experience difficulties in adapting to extrauterine life for various reasons. Leaving the warm, dark, quiet, calm, fluid-filled mother's womb of newborns whose systems are not yet mature and placing them in the intensive care unit with many stimuli creates intense stress and negatively affects the sleep-wake pattern required for growth-development and neurodevelopment. It is intensive for the development of newborns' neurosensory systems. They have sleep requirements. It is known that the brain activity of newborns during the intrauterine period is similar to REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep activity, they sleep more than adults, and they spend most of their sleep in the REM sleep period. For this reason, our research will be conducted to examine the effects of massage and foot reflexology applied to preterm newborns on sleep. Design and Methods: This randomized experimental study will be carried out on 105 preterm newborns with gestational weeks between 30-37, hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of a city hospital. The researcher will apply massage (n:35) and foot reflexology (n:35) to the newborns for 15 minutes, twice a day for 2 days. No intervention other than routine clinical practices will be applied to the control group (n:35). The 24-hour sleep of the newborns included in the study will be monitored with a sleep-wakefulness measuring device before the application and on the day the naps end, and will be recorded in the newborn follow-up form. Statistical analysis will be performed using percentages, means and ANOVA test.
Sleep is now recognized as important for disease prevention. Too little or too much sleep contributes to cardiovascular disease. Leading health organizations recommend adults sleep 7-9 hours per night for optimal health. This recommendation is based on research that finds reductions in sleep duration elevate blood pressure and impair vasodilation of blood vessels. One question raised in a recent NIH Workshop report (PMID:36448463) is whether stable sleep patterns, irrespective of a person's sleep duration, could mitigate the adverse effects of insufficient sleep on vascular function. This project will address this question in midlife adults using a randomized, crossover designed study.
The overall goal is to determine how a sleep extension intervention (increasing time in bed) in individuals who maintain less than 6.5 hours sleep per night affects their plasma ceramides and insulin sensitivity. Participants will undergo a randomized controlled trial, with sleep extension (intervention) and healthy lifestyle (control) groups. The sleep extension is designed to increase participant's time in bed by 2 hours per night. Alternatively, the control group will receive basic health information (e.g., physical activity, goal setting, and nutrition when eating out).
In 2019, the World Health Organization established new guidelines for physical activity, sedentary screen time, and sleep for children under 5 years old. Unfortunately, only a few (6%) of preschoolers in Flanders, Belgium, adhere to these guidelines. The aim of this study is to test a health program developed to optimize 24-hour behaviors in preschoolers and encourage more children to follow the guidelines. The program was created using the Intervention Mapping Protocol in collaboration with parents. It consists of seven sessions for parents and preschoolers, providing strategies to encourage compliance with the guidelines. The program's effectiveness will be evaluated through a randomized controlled trial, with the intervention group attending the sessions and the control group receiving the intervention materials at the end of the study.
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the influencing factors of body image in women of reproductive age. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: - Is there a connection between physical activity, body mass index and body image? - Is there a connection between body image, premenstrual syndrome and sleep quality? Participants will fill out a complex online questionnaire.
Sleep disturbances are known to be a prevalent problem in hospitalized, surgical patients, which is of importance since sleep disturbances can lead to a range of negative health outcomes. Music interventions have shown potential in improving sleep quality. Unfortunately, the studies on the effect of music on sleep in surgical patient populations are still scarce and of low quality. Therefore, the aim of this study is to study the effect of music on sleep quality in oncological, gastro-intestinal surgical patients in the form of a randomized controlled trial. Participants will be divided in 2 groups, a music group and a control group, where the music group will receive music interventions perioperatively. The researchers will compare both groups to see if there is a difference in sleep quality.
The goal of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial is to investigate the effects of beetroot-derived betalains on cardiovascular health, sleep and quality of life in healthy middle-aged individuals. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: - Do betalains improve vascular function? - Do betalains improve sleep? - Do betalains improve quality of life? Participants will be involved with the following: - Consuming a daily betalain-rich or placebo capsule for a month - Non-invasive cardiovascular measurements - Wearing a fitness tracker for tracking physical activity and sleep - Answering questionnaires regarding quality of life Researchers will compare results between the intervention versus the placebo group to see if any of the study outcomes are significantly different.
The study aims to evaluate the sub-chronic effects of colonic delivery of a postbiotic on stress response, mood state, sleep, and cognition in healthy young subjects with elevated self-reported stress levels. It is hypothesized that oral intake of the postbiotic, when released in the colonic intestinal site, leads to a blunted subjective and objective stress response after a stress induction.
We aim to test multiple interventions to improve sleep for Neurology inpatients, including 1) a sleep-friendly order set, and 2) a sleep menu. We will collect patient sleep data, including duration and quality, via actigraphy devices (FitBits). We will also conduct qualitative patient surveys to understand the impact of these interventions.