Pharmacological management of chronic insomnia disorder in Singapore: Recommendations from an expert panel by Roger Ho, Chau Sian Lim, Phern Chern Tor, Cyrus Su Hui Ho, Jason Wui Chi Pang, Beng Yeong Ng

“…Background Chronic insomnia disorder, a condition associated with frequent and persistent difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep, is one of the most common reasons for patients consulting general practitioners and psychiatrists in Singapore. …”
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Use of the Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in the Management of Complex Infected Intraperitoneal Fluid Collection by Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Michel Boivin

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Septic Shock and Spontaneous Gangrenous Gas Necrosis of the Spleen Secondary to Clostridium perfringens: The Importance of Source Control by Morgan Oskutis, Matthew Reaven

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The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Metabolic Syndrome: A Possible Chronobiotic-Cytoprotective Adjuvant Therapy by Eduardo Spinedi, Daniel P. Cardinali

“…Overweight and/or obesity are very common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome, thus suggesting that some polycystic ovary syndrome and metabolic syndrome female phenotypes share common characteristics. Sleep disturbances have been reported to double in women with PCOS and obstructive sleep apnea is a common feature in polycystic ovary syndrome patients. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Adding Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant to Bupivacaine for Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repair – A Randomize... by Shahryar Sane, Alireza Mahoori, Ali Tabrizi, Hamed Koohsoltani

“…Also, it maintained patients’ hemodynamic stability and enhanced sleep quality without significant adverse effects.…”
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Gender difference in anxiety and related factors among adolescents by Chengzhen Bao, Lili Han

“…Gender, age, school category, grade, duration of sleep, duration on Internet, anxiety and several social factors were investigated by online questionnaire. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 and the confinement on the secondary level students of the Eastern region of Morocco by Hind Moumni, Fatima Elghazouani

“…Results: Out of the 689 participants, 73.7% were females; the mean age was 16.08 years (standard deviation 1.48). 94.8% of subjects reported changes in sleep habits, and 41.4% of adolescents had high levels of depressive symptoms, while 50.7% had high levels of anxiety symptoms. …”
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Predictors of interferon-gamma release assay results and their association with COVID-19 infection outcomes by S.J.W. Kang, G.W. Eather, F. Qureshi, J.R. Scott

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Nutritional Habits and Lifestyle Changes of Nursing Students Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic by Betül Bayrak, Sıdıka Oğuz, Burcu Sütcü, Semanur Şahin, Ravza Aydın

“…In addition, students in the fourth grade (p=0.015), non-smokers (p=0.000), non-alcoholic (p=0.030), those who did not gain weight during the pandemic (p=0.015), those who did not skip meals (p=0.002), and those who did not eat at night (p=0.030). =0.000), those who exercise (p=0.010), and those who do not have sleep problems (p=0.000) hadless risky eating behaviors.Conclusion: Students' physical inactivity, night eating habits, and sleep disorders have increased during the pandemic period. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Intratendinous Prolotherapy Injection with Conventional Treatment to Treat Focal Supraspinatus Tendinosis by John George, Shyan Ch’ng Li, Zulkarnain Jaafar, Mohamad Shariff A. Hamid

“…Regional area of echogenicity in decibels, DASH, range of movements of the shoulder, pain, and sleep scores were measured at baseline and at 12 weeks. …”
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Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey: Before, During, and After the Lockdown Period by Seda Çağlar, Gamze Kaş Alay, Dilek Sönmez Sağlık, Huriye Karadede

“…When the difficulties experienced by the children during lockdown were examined, it was determined that 50% had difficulties with eating and sleeping patterns. Compared with the other periods, the children’s compliance with diet and regular activity decreased significantly, their sleep duration and screen time increased significantly, and the frequency of communication with peers decreased significantly during lockdown (P < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation of the impact of continuous nursing and cluster nursing on carpal tunnel syndrome release surgery by Yang Chen, Ruihua Li, Yongqiang Zhu, Ran Chen

“…The Boston carpal tunnel question, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire (DASH) and the Barthel index were used to compare hand function recovery, hand pain, sleep quality, and quality of life between the two groups before and 3 months after surgery. …”
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Is it time to agree upon a standardised approach to the assessment of contributing factors and impacts of adolescent pelvic pain? by Dehlia Moussaoui, Olivia G. Farrell, Sonia R. Grover

“…The impact of pain was measured through validated tools for health-related quality of life, mental health and sleep.Conclusions Pelvic pain evaluation in adolescents should include a multi-factorial assessment of contributing factors, such as childhood adversity and coping strategies, and impacts of pelvic pain on quality of life, mental health and sleep, using validated instruments in this age group. …”
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Development of a guide for continuous positive airway pressure use - A good fit: Making continuous positive airway pressure work for you by Adeel Meraj, Lauren Koep, Muhammad R. Baig

“…# Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is highly prevalent in veterans with mental illnesses such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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The Effect of a Combined Modified Pectoral and Stellate Ganglion Block on Stress and Inflammatory Response in Patients Undergoing Modified Radical Mastectomy by Jun Geng, Jing Wang, Yaowen Zhang, Wenxiang Song, Junjia Zhu, Jianqing Chen, Zhen Wu

“…Patients in the combined blockade group reported better sleep quality on the night of surgery. Conclusion. …”
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OSAS-Related Inflammatory Mechanisms of Liver Injury in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Elena Paschetta, Paola Belci, Anna Alisi, Daniela Liccardo, Renato Cutrera, Giovanni Musso, Valerio Nobili

“…Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common sleep disorder, affecting over 4% of the general population, and is associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, independent of obesity and traditional risk factors. …”
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Internet-based cognitive–behavioural therapy for insomnia (ICBT-i): a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Jia Chen, Juan Liu, Yuan-yuan Ye, Ni-ka Chen, Ling Lin, Ya-zhen Liu, Ying Lang, Xun-jun Li, Xin-ju Yang, Xiao-jiang Jiang

“…Outcomes of interest included sleep onset latency (SOL), total sleep time (TST), sleep efficiency (SE), wake after sleep onset (WASO), number of nocturnal awakenings (NWAK), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). …”
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Age of Insomnia Onset Correlates with a Reversal of Default Mode Network and Supplementary Motor Cortex Connectivity by Emiliano Santarnecchi, Chiara Del Bianco, Isabella Sicilia, Davide Momi, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Salvatore Ferrone, Giulia Sprugnoli, Simone Rossi, Alessandro Rossi

“…This might lead to alterations in brain connectivity patterns as those captured by functional connectivity fMRI analysis, leading to potential insight about primary insomnia (PI) pathophysiology as well as the impact of long-term exposure to sleep deprivation. We investigated changes of voxel-wise connectivity patterns in a sample of 17 drug-naïve PI patients and 17 age-gender matched healthy controls, as well as the relationship between brain connectivity and age of onset, illness duration, and severity. …”
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Signs of Central Hypersensitivity, Stress, and Anxiety following Treatment for Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study by Ivana Leao Ribeiro, Ximena Gálvez González, Diego Lara Torres, Luz Alejandra Lorca, Snehil Dixit, Nicolás Yáñez Benavides, Francisco Ortega Gonzalez

“…Stress, anxiety, and depression were evaluated with the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) and the quality of sleep by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Results. …”
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Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Aplasia in a Pregnant Patient by Chitra Lal, Jim Barker, Charlie Strange

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