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Screening for orthosomnia: a reliability generalization meta-analysis of the Anxiety and Preoccupation about Sleep Questionnaire (APSQ)
This mini-meta-analysis evaluated the internal consistency of the Anxiety and Preoccupation about Sleep Questionnaire (APSQ) across existing studies to assess its potential as an orthosomnia (an obsessive preo...
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Metacognition Mediates the Association Between Drug Dependence and Sleep Disturbances: Cross-Sectional Findings Among Khat-Chewing Polysubstance Users
Maladaptive metacognitive thoughts about sleep often precede incidences of sleep disturbances. While the relationship between sleep disturbances and khat dependence is known, no research has examined the funct...
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Internal Consistency and Test–Retest Reliability of the Jenkins Sleep Scale Across International Versions: A Reliability Generalization Meta-analysis
The Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS) is a widely used self-report measure for assessing sleep difficulties. While the original English version of the JSS has demonstrated sound psychometric properties, research on tr...
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Examining the reliability and validity of the arabic version of the Glasgow Sleep Effort Scale (GSES)
Sleep effort refers to the cognitive and behavioral exertion involved in initiating and maintaining sleep. High sleep effort is increasingly recognized as perpetuating insomnia and poor sleep quality. Validate...
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Waking Up the Sleep Field: An Overview on the Implications of Genetics and Bioinformatics of Sleep
Sleep genetics is an intriguing, as yet less understood, understudied, emerging area of biological and medical discipline. A generalist may not be aware of the current status of the field given the variety of ...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Faith Healers and Psychiatric Illnesses: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the Arab World
Faith healing is a traditional healing method involving spiritual and faith-based practices performed by a religious medicine man referred to here as a faith healer. The practice of faith healing is widespread...
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Health trends in Canada 1990–2019: An analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
Monitoring trends in key population health indicators is important for informing health policies. The aim of this study was to examine population health trends in Canada over the past 30 years in relation to o...
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Open AccessReliability generalization meta-analysis of orthorexia nervosa using the ORTO-11/12/15/R scale in all populations and language versions
The ORTO scale was developed in 2004 as a self-report questionnaire to assess symptoms of orthorexia nervosa (ON). ON is an unhealthy preoccupation with eating healthy food. The scale aims to measure obsessive...
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Open AccessA systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of the prevalence of self-reported disordered eating and associated factors among athletes worldwide
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to provide a pooled prevalence estimate of self-reported disordered eating (SRDE) in athletes based on the available literature, and to identify risk factors for their occ...
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Israel−Palestine Conflict: Risk of Sleep Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
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Smart, Personalized Sleep: The Benefits and Risks of Artificial Intelligence and Wearables in the Consumer Sleep Technology Market
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Sleep and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comprehensive Review of Diagnosis, Markers, Interventions, and Treatments
Among the commonly encountered symptoms of autism are sleep disorders, which exist for reasons that are not only linked to the disorder but also, have a bidirectional relationship with the condition. Thus, aut...
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Neurocognitive, mood changes, and sleepiness in patients with REM-predominant obstructive sleep apnea
This article focuses on recent evidence linking rapid eye movement (REM) obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (REM-OSA) to neurocognitive dysfunction and mood changes; the proposed mechanisms for increased risk of ne...
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Open AccessThe relationship between technology addictions and schizotypal traits: mediating roles of depression, anxiety, and stress
The way how technology addiction relates to psychosis remains inconclusive and uncertain. The present study aimed to test the hypothesis of a mediating role of depression, anxiety and stress in the association...
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Advances in Alternate, Non-PAP, Non-surgical Therapies in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Positive pressure therapy (PAP) is widely recognized as the gold standard treatment for OSA. Long-term adherence to PAP therapy, on the other hand, is typically low, ranging from 40 to 60%. Lifestyle modificat...
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Central Sleep Apnea: Advances in the Last Decade
Central sleep apnea (CSA) is characterized by recurrent apneic episodes with absent respiratory effort. This is not a common clinical condition like obstructive sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea is diagnosed wh...
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Wearable Technologies/Consumer Sleep Technologies in Relation to Sleep Disorders Developments in the Last Decade
Wearable devices [consumer sleep technologies (CSTs)] have disrupted sleep disorders management in the world today. In the USA, sleep disorders are managed in sleep disorders centers, usually accredited by AAS...
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Melatonin as a Chronobiotic and Cytoprotector in Healthy Aging
A circadian alteration, as shown by a disturbed sleep and a low-degree inflammation, i.e., “inflammaging,” are two common disruptions oftenly seen in aging. Their aggravation contributes substantially to the e...
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Current Clinical Perspective of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Symptomatology, Clinical Features, and Different Phenotypes
The incidence and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) continue to rise in the United States and the world. The prevalence of OSA is conservatively estimated to be 3% among women and 10% among men 30 to...
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Traffic Safety in Sleep Deprivation, Sleepiness, and Sleep Disorders
Every year, a substantial number of people are killed or injured due to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). A large number of these collisions are caused by driving errors. Vehicles travel at fast speeds, necessit...
