The health of healthcare: Emergency department physician well-being by Martin Gagne, Adam Schwartz, Steven Zimmerman

“…EPs also exhibit higher rates of mental health symptoms, sleep-related complications, and alcohol consumption. …”
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Peptic Ulcer at the End of the 20th Century: Biological and Psychological Risk Factors by Susan Levenstein

“…Many known ulcer risk factors, including smoking, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, heavy drinking, loss of sleep and skipping breakfast, can increase under stress; the association of low socioeconomic status with ulcer is also accounted for in part by psychosocial factors. …”
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The Impact of Perceived Stress and Coping Adequacy on the Health of Nurses: A Pilot Investigation by Timothy R. Jordan, Jagdish Khubchandani, Michael Wiblishauser

“…In general, the nurses were not healthy: 92% had moderate-to-very high stress levels; 78% slept less than 8 hours of sleep per night; 69% did not exercise regularly; 63% consumed less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day; and 22% were classified as binge drinkers. …”
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Clinical and demographic characteristics of autistic children in Al-Hilla city by Ahmed Abdul-Mohsin Alshammary, Qussay Nasser Aljibori, Mohammed Ali Al-Jabory

“…About 62.7% presented with speech delay, 17.6% had a family history of similar problems, 19.6% had sleep disturbance, 41.2% had gastrointestinal problems, 13.7% had epilepsy, and 50.9% had hyperactivity. …”
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Socioecological factors influencing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among adolescents in South Korea: a cross-sectional study by Jin Suk Ra, Sun Hwa Kim

“…Results Among the intrapersonal factors, fast-food consumption (β=0.13, t=1.97, p=.050) and habit strength of SSB consumption were positively associated (β=0.35, t=4.30, p<.001), and sleep duration was negatively associated with SSB consumption (β=–0.14, t=–2.02, p=.045). …”
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Factors Associated with Poststroke Fatigue: A Systematic Review by Amélie Ponchel, Stéphanie Bombois, Régis Bordet, Hilde Hénon

“…It has been suggested that PSF results from alterations in the frontothalamostriatal system and/or inflammatory processes. Pain, sleep disorders, and prestroke fatigue also appeared to be associated with PSF. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Zavegepant as Abortive Treatment for Migraine by Nazir Noor, Alexis Angelette, Abby Lawson, Anjana Patel, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Cyrus Yazdi, Alan D. Kaye

“…Triggers include stress, light, noise, menstruation, weather, changes in sleep pattern, hunger, dehydration, dietary factors, odors, and alcohol. …”
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A Molecular and Whole Body Insight of the Mechanisms Surrounding Glucose Disposal and Insulin Resistance with Hypoxic Treatment in Skeletal Muscle by R. W. A. Mackenzie, P. Watt

“…Although the mechanisms are largely unidentified, the chronic or intermittent hypoxic patterns occurring with respiratory diseases, such as chronic pulmonary disease or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and obesity, are commonly associated with glucose intolerance. …”
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GENDER AND SOCIAL FACTORS AS PREDICTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IN VETERANS OF THE ANTI-TERRORIST OPERATION* by O.D. Havlovsky, I.A. Holovanova

“…As a result of statistical calculations, risk factors for clinical manifestations of disorders of the autonomic nervous system were identified, that unemployment, on the one hand, increases the risk of apathy and reduces efficiency, but on the other - the unemployed have better sleep; in married people, such manifestation as a feeling of "a lump in a throat" is more often observed. …”
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Tooth Erosion by Sarbin Ranjitkar, John A. Kaidonis, Roger J. Smales

“…Although gastroesophageal reflux is a normal physiologic occurrence, excessive gastric and duodenal regurgitation combined with a decrease in normal protective mechanisms, including an adequate production of saliva, may result in many esophageal and extraesophageal adverse conditions. Sleep-related GERD is particularly insidious as the supine position enhances the proximal migration of gastric contents, and normal saliva production is much reduced. …”
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Truths and Lies from the Polysomnography ECG Recording: An Electrophysiologist Perspective by Adrian Baranchuk, Christina Quinlan, Kevin Michael, Christopher S. Simpson, Damian P. Redfearn, Michael Fitzpatrick

“…Polysomnography remains the gold standard for diagnosis of Sleep Apnea (SA) and evaluation of the apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) which is used as the primary index of SA severity. …”
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A Case Report of Mania and Psychosis Five Months after Traumatic Brain Injury Successfully Treated Using Olanzapine by Giordano F. Cittolin-Santos, Jesse C. Fredeen, Robert O. Cotes

“…We describe the case of a 53-year-old African American male admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital with one month of behavioral changes including irritability, decreased need for sleep, hyperverbal speech, hypergraphia, and paranoia five months after TBI. …”
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Genetic and epigenetic alterations in night shift nurses with breast cancer: a narrative review by Xia Li, Yingyu Hu, Fatemeh Aslanbeigi

“…This review hypothesizes that disruptions in the sleep-wake cycle, such as changes in melatonin production and telomere length, could contribute to breast cancer susceptibility. …”
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Assessment of Chronic Pain in Children: Current Status and Emerging Topics by Tonya Mizell Palermo

“…First, the degree of attention devoted to several major domains of chronic pain assessment (pain, physical functioning, role functioning, sleep and emotional functioning) is summarized, highlighting areas where further instrument development and validation are needed. …”
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Art therapy and brain injury: making the invisible visible by Denise R. Wolf, Michele D. Rattigan

“…Additionally, symptoms such as temperature and appetite dysregulation, vestibular and proprioceptive disruptions, and circadian rhythm sleep disorders evade standard diagnostic inventories. …”
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Evaluation of Quality of Life and Care Needs of Turkish Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Neslisah Yasar, Semiha Akin

“…Changes in sexual functions, loss of hair, loss of taste, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbances were the most common symptoms. …”
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Obese hypoventilation syndrome. Presentation of a case by Luis Virgilio Díaz Martìnez, Yenisel Chang Cuesta, Inti Santana Carballosa

“…Obese hypoventilation syndrome, also called Pickwick syndrome, has been defined by the triad of obesity, daytime hypoventilation and altered breathing during sleep, in the absence of another disease that explains the respiratory alterations. …”
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Clinical profile and predictors of recurrence of first episode of unprovoked seizures in children of the age group 1 month to 12 years by Ambili Susan Jacob, Urmila K.V

“…Significant predictors of recurrence included seizures occurring during sleep, a history of neurological insults, developmental delay or intellectual disability, and abnormal EEG or neuroimaging findings. …”
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Survey of Connectivity Restoration in 3D Wireless Ad Hoc/Sensor Networks by Hongsheng Chen, Chunhui Wu, Mou Wu, Bin Xu, Ping Fan

“…These aspects include the application environment (underwater, in the sky, and recovery disaster), opportunities for restoration (active, passive, and active/passive), implementation strategies (clustering and sleep scheduling), and resource constraints (node deployment and movement control). …”
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Functional characterization of elderly people in the rural community of “Lagunillas”. January-March 2004. by Marly Delgado Navarro, Luz María Díaz Hernádez, Fidelina Bravo Vargas

“…There are no signs of an important lack of mobility, audition , sight, sleep and continence in the sample under study. The geriatric population was found to be functionally active.…”
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