46 research outputs found
Self-Reported Diurnal Preference and Sleep Disturbance in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Background. Previous sleep studies
suggest that type 2 diabetes mellitus is
associated with poor quality of sleep and
sleep disorders.
Aim. To evaluate sleep parameters
and diurnal preference in type 2 diabetic
patients, using a questionnaire.
Methods. Ninety seven patients (aged
55.8±8.3, sex ratio 1:1), previously diagnosed
with type 2 diabetes mellitus, together with
102 controls (aged 47.1±10.5, sex ratio 1:1),
without diabetes, completed a questionnaire
containing the Romanian translation of the
Composite Scale of Morningness, the Sleep
Disorders Questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep
Quality Index, the Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating
Scale, the Multidimensional Fatigue
Inventory, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, the
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and
the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI). The
study was cross-sectional, as we included
subjects from outpatient and inpatient
facilities. The recruitment process was based
on handing invitation letters to patients
consulting their physician, as well as to their
acquaintances, using the snowball sampling.
Participation was voluntary and anonymous
Residentsâ clinical empathy: gender and specialty comparisons - a Romanian study
Objective. To measure and examine medical residentsâ (junior
doctors) empathy and to compare psychiatry residentsâ
empathy with that of other specialties. Participants and
Methods. A translated version of Jefferson Scale of Physician
Empathy for Practising Health Professionals was administered
to 112 Romanian residents. Results. 60 residents in psychiatry
and 52 in other specialities completed the questionnaire.
Statistically significant differences were found between
male and female counterparts, and between psychiatrists and
residents in other specialities. Conclusions. Male doctors
seemed to be less empathic compared to female ones. Psychiatry
was the most empathic medical specialty
Sleep Beliefs, Subjective Sleep Quality and Diurnal Preference â Findings from Depressed Patients
This study evaluated the relationship between dysfunctional sleep beliefs, circadian typology and self-reported sleep quality and insomnia. We assessed these parameters both in healthy controls and patients with depression. One hundred eighty six subjects were assessed and completed measures of sleep beliefs, sleep disturbance, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, depressive symptoms and circadian typology. We found that sleep beliefs are slightly linked with the subjective sleep quality, but with neither the diurnal preference, nor the self-reported insomnia
The Role of Emotion Regulation Difficulties in the Relation Between Insomnia and Depressive Symptoms.
You do not have to act to be impulsive: Brain resting-state activity predicts performance and impulsivity on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task.
The effect of cannabidiol (CBD) on low-frequency activity and functional connectivity in the brain of adults with and without autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Common Sleep, Psychiatric, and Somatic Problems According to Work Schedule: an Internet Survey in an Eastern European Country
A variableânumber tandem repeat polymorphism in PER3 is not associated with chronotype in a population with selfâreported sleep problems
We examined whether a variableânumber tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism in the circadian clock gene PER3 was associated with subjective ratings of sleep and diurnal preference in a Romanian population with high levels of selfâreported sleep problems. Individuals, selfâreporting to their GP for sleep disturbances, completed a battery of validated scales that assess the presence of insomnia, sleep quality and diurnal preference and had their PER3 VNTR genotype determined. We found no significant differences in chronotype, sleep quality or other psychometric measures according to PER3 VNTR and conclude that diurnal preference or selfâreported sleep measures are not associated with PER3 genotype in this population