Episodic Cancer Pain: Patient Reporting, Prevalence, and Clinicodemographic Associations at Initial Cancer Pain Clinic Assessment by Paulo Reis-Pina, Anand Acharya, Antonio Barbosa, Peter G. Lawlor

“…Similar independent associations (p<0.05) occurred for S-IcP with NPC, BPI average pain, and PMI-negative status, in addition to radiotherapy, S-BTcP, soft tissue pain, and sleep interference. Conclusions. Episodic or transient patient-reported CP flares often do not meet the more conventional criteria that define BTcP and IcP, the principal episodic CP types. …”
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The Effects of Self-Monitoring Using a Smartwatch and Smartphone App on Stress Awareness, Self-Efficacy, and Well-Being–Related Outcomes in Police Officers: Longitudinal Mixed Desi... by Herman Jaap de Vries, Roos Delahaij, Marianne van Zwieten, Helen Verhoef, Wim Kamphuis

“…Initially often seen as “activity trackers,” wearables have gradually expanded to also estimate sleep, stress, and physiological recovery. In occupational settings, there is a growing interest in applying this technology to promote health and well-being, especially in professions with highly demanding working conditions such as first responders. …”
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Correlation between night sweats and season fluctuation in China by Cai Chen, Meng Li, Fulai Peng, Danyang Lv, Xiao Ding, Chongxuan Tian, Weilian Ren, Xiangwei Meng, Tiefeng Sun, Yi Wang, Haitao Du, Fengxia Wu, Wei Li, Ping Wang

“…BackgroundNight sweats are a condition in which an individual sweats excessively during sleep without awareness, and stops when they wake up. …”
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Characterisation of cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and machine learning risk prediction in middle-aged and elderly populations: data from the China health and retirement lo... by Qing Huang, Zihao Jiang, Bo Shi, Jiaxu Meng, Li Shu, Fuyong Hu, Jing Mi

“…Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) analyses revealed the importance of key features, such as night sleep duration, TG levels, and waist circumference, in predicting outcomes, and highlighted the nonlinear relationships between these features and CVD risk. …”
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General medical comorbidities in psychotic disorders in the Finnish SUPER study by Johan Ahti, Tuula Kieseppä, Willehard Haaki, Jaana Suvisaari, Solja Niemelä, Kimmo Suokas, Minna Holm, Asko Wegelius, Olli Kampman, Markku Lähteenvuo, Tiina Paunio, Jari Tiihonen, Jarmo Hietala, Erkki Isometsä

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Factors influencing malnutrition among adolescent girls in The Gambia: a mixed-methods exploratory study by Haddy Jallow-Badjan, Tanefa A. Apekey, Maria J. Maynard

“…The same participants completed questionnaires on socioeconomic circumstances, health, access to community resources, nutrition knowledge, sleep, and physical activity, and had anthropometric measures taken. …”
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Association of parental rearing styles with suicidal ideation in Chinese adolescent patients with depression: a large-scale cross-sectional study by Jiacheng Liu, Jiacheng Liu, Chang Cheng, Kamila Edeleva, Zhen Zhao, Liying Yang, Chuanyi Kang, Xiaohong Wang, Na Zhao, Jian Hu

“…The Egna Minnen Beträffande Uppfostran (EMBU) scale was used to evaluate parental rearing style.ResultsThe study showed that female (OR=1.886, 95%CI:1.502–2.368), sleep (OR=0.798, 95%CI:0.637–0.998), school management (OR=1.179, 95%CI:1.041–1.336), alcohol consumption (OR=1.798, 95%CI:1.304–2.479), child life (OR=1.797, 95%CI:1.457–2.216), maternal interference (OR=1.032, 95%CI:1.015–1.048), paternal emotional warmth (OR=0.975, 95%CI:0.966–0.983) and paternal rejection (OR=1.102, 95%CI:1.063–1.142) were significantly associated with SI.ConclusionsTo recognize SI earlier, physicians and nurses need to pay more attention to those female adolescent depression populations that are experiencing an unhappy childhood, non-democratic school management, alcohol consumption, excessive maternal interference, lack of paternal emotional warmth, and paternal rejection.…”
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Impact of HACOR Score on Noninvasive Ventilation Failure in Non-COPD Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Respiratory Failure by Min Ding, Xiaoli Han, Linfu Bai, Shicong Huang, Jun Duan

“…A total of 148 patients were enrolled in the study, 52 with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, 34 with chronic thoracic sequelae, 31 with bronchiectasis, 14 with chest wall deformity, 5 with obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, and 12 with other conditions. …”
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Associations between specific and cumulative adverse childhood experiences, childhood obesity, and obesogenic behaviours by Ladan Hashemi, Maryam Ghasemi, Brooklyn Mellar, Pauline Gulliver, Barry Milne, Fiona Langridge, Tracey McIntosh, Christa Fouche, Boyd Swinburn

“…A newly developed ACEs index consisted of nine individual ACEs and cumulative ACEs scores (0, 1, 2, 3, 4+ ACEs), two obesity measures (BMI and waist circumference/height ratio), and eight obesogenic behaviours including unhealthy dietary behaviours, inadequate sleep duration, excessive screen time, and physical inactivity were included in the analyses.Results: ACEs were prevalent among this cohort of NZ children. …”
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Different expression of circulating microRNA profile in tibetan OSAHS with metabolic syndrome patients by Xue-feng Shi, Xiang He, Ze-rui Sun, Jie Duo, Hao Yang

“…Abstract Recent empirical investigations reinforce the understanding of a profound interconnection between metabolic functions and Obstructive Sleep Apnea-hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS). This study identifies distinctive miRNA signatures in OSAHS with Metabolic Syndrome (Mets) patients from healthy subjects, that could serve as diagnostic biomarkers or describe differential molecular mechanisms with potential therapeutic implications. …”
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Prospective study of the association between chronotype and cardiometabolic risk among Chinese young adults by Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Shuman Tao, Liwei Zou, Yajuan Yang, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…Our findings suggest that biologically and socially affected sleep timing misalignment is a contributing factor to cardiovascular disease risk.…”
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Bariatric Surgery in Moderately Obese Patients: A Prospective Study by M. Cerci, M. I. Bellini, F. Russo, D. Benavoli, M. Capperucci, A. L. Gaspari, P. Gentileschi

“…In presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (56%), gastric bypass was performed; in cases with hypertension (64%) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (12%), sleeve gastrectomy was performed. …”
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A participatory needs assessment to map the system dynamics of overweight related behaviours of 10-14-year-old adolescents living in an underserved neighbourhood in Amsterdam, the... by Helga Emke, Rabab Chrifou, Coosje Dijkstra, Wilma Waterlander, Karien Stronks, Stef Kremers, Mai Chinapaw, Teatske Altenburg

“…The purpose of this study is twofold: to gain insight into the perspectives of adolescents regarding: (1) the system dynamics of energy balance-related behaviours (EBRBs) (physical activity, screen use, sleep behaviour and dietary behaviour); and (2) underlying mechanisms and overarching drivers of unhealthy EBRBs. …”
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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a web-based routine assessment with integrated recommendations for action for depression and anxiety (RehaCAT+): protocol for a cluster rand... by Reinhold Kilian, Harald Baumeister, Yannik Terhorst, Johannes Knauer, Paula Philippi, Selina Kallinger, Sandro Eiler, Tamara Waldmann, Morten Moshagen, Martina Bader

“…Secondary outcomes are depression at discharge (T1) and 6 months follow-up (T2) as well as anxiety, satisfaction with participation in social roles and activities, pain impairment, fatigue, sleep, health-related quality of life, self-efficacy, physical functioning, alcohol, personality and health economic-specific general quality of life and socioeconomic cost and benefits at T1-3. …”
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Designing smartphone-based cognitive assessments for schizophrenia: Perspectives from a multisite study by Aishwarya Raje, Abhijit R. Rozatkar, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, Ritu Shrivastava, Ameya Bondre, Manaal Amir Ahmad, Anshika Malviya, Yogendra Sen, Deepak Tugnawat, Anant Bhan, Tamonud Modak, Nabagata Das, Srilakshmi Nagendra, Erlend Lane, Juan Castillo, John A. Naslund, John Torous, Soumya Choudhary

“…Using smartphones to assess cognition in schizophrenia offers the advantages of convenience in that patients can complete assessments outside of the clinic, temporality in that longitudinal trends can be identified, and contextuality in that cognitive scores can be interpreted with other measures captured by the phone (e.g. sleep). The current study aims to design a battery of cognitive assessments corresponding to the MATRICs Consensus Battery of Cognition (MCCB), in partnership with people living with schizophrenia. …”
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Impact of the severity and extension of dental caries lesions on Turkish preschool children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by Ayça Kurt, Damla Bolat, Ömer Hatipoğlu

“…Conclusions The study demonstrates that extension of dental caries lesions, particularly when measured by the pufa Index, significantly impacts specific aspects of OHRQoL, including pain, eating difficulties, and sleep disturbances in children, as well as emotional distress in parents. …”
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The Epidemiology of Migraine Headache in Arab Countries: A Systematic Review by Ashraf El-Metwally, Paivi Toivola, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Ali AlKhathaami, Shatha A. Al Ammar, Ibrahim M. Altamimi, Saleh M. Alosaimi, Munazza Jawed, Sami Almustanyir

“…Most common headache-triggering factors included stress, fatigue, sleep disturbances, prolonged exposure to excessive sunlight or heat, and hunger. …”
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Circulating Levels of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) in Schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Omran Davarinejad, Saeid Komasi, Mohammad-Taher Moradi, Farzaneh Golmohammadi, Maryam Bahrami, Hamed Esmaeil Lashgarian, Masumeh Jalalvand, Sara Hookari, Fatemeh Kazemisafa

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The impact of chronic intermittent hypoxia on enzymatic activity in memory-associated brain regions of male and female rats by Steve Mabry, Jessica L. Bradshaw, Jennifer J. Gardner, E. Nicole Wilson, Janak Sunuwar, Hannah Yeung, Sharad Shrestha, J. Thomas Cunningham, Rebecca L. Cunningham

“…Abstract Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an intermittent hypoxia disorder associated with cognitive dysfunction, including learning and memory impairments. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of academic stress and its effects on salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and academic outcomes: Study protocol. by Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo, Claudio Bustos

“…In addition, smart devices will be used to continuously collect biological data such as heart rate, oxygen saturation, and sleep patterns. Students will also collect saliva samples three times a week to measure cortisol levels, and alpha-amylase enzyme activity.…”
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