A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive and behavioral interventions to improve sleep health in adults without sleep disorders
Many adults without a diagnosed sleep disorder report poor sleep health, which is defined by dissatisfactory levels of sleep duration, sleep quality, or the timing of sleep. No previous review has summarized and described interventions targeting poor sleep health in this population. This meta-analysis aimed to quantify the efficacy of behavioral and cognitive sleep interventions in adults with poor sleep health, who do not have a sleep disorder. Electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, Cinahl) were searched with restrictions for age (18 –64 y) and English language full-text, resulting in 18,009 records being scr...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 28, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Beatrice Murawski, Levi Wade, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, David R. Lubans, Mitch J. Duncan Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive and behavioral interventions to improve sleep health in adults without sleep disorders
Many adults without a diagnosed sleep disorder report poor sleep health, which is defined by dissatisfactory levels of sleep duration, sleep quality, or the timing of sleep. No previous review has summarized and described interventions targeting poor sleep health in this population. This meta-analysis aimed to quantify the efficacy of behavioral and cognitive sleep interventions in adults with poor sleep health, who do not have a sleep disorder. Electronic databases (Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, Cinahl) were searched with restrictions for age (18-64 years) and English language full-text, resulting in 18,009 records being scr...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 28, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Beatrice Murawski, Levi Wade, Ronald C. Plotnikoff, David R. Lubans, Mitch J. Duncan Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
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Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 27, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Sleep and plasticity: Waking from a fevered dream
Sleep is widely found in the animal kingdom but scientists still do not know why animals sleep. One clue is that in diverse animal species, sleep loss impairs higher central nervous system functions that depend on synaptic plasticity [1]. This suggests that an evolutionarily conserved function of sleep is to promote synaptic plasticity. If true, this raises several puzzling questions. Plastic changes occur while we are awake and asleep and it is reasonable to assume that both brain states normally work in concert to produce adaptive changes in brain circuits. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 26, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Marcos G. Frank, Julie Seibt Tags: Guest editorial Source Type: research
Sleep and emotional processing
A growing body of literature suggests that sleep plays a critical role in emotional processing. This review aims at synthesizing current evidence on the role of sleep and sleep loss in the modulation of emotional reactivity, emotional memory formation, empathic behavior, fear conditioning, threat generalization and extinction memory. Behavioral and neurophysiological evidence suggesting that rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep plays an important role in emotional processing is also discussed. Furthermore, we examine the relations between sleep and emotions by reviewing the functional neuroimaging studies that elucidated the bra...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 21, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Daniela Tempesta, Valentina Socci, Luigi De Gennaro, Michele Ferrara Tags: Physiological Review Source Type: research
Sleep and Emotional Processing
A growing body of literature suggests that sleep plays a critical role in emotional processing. This review aims at synthesizing current evidence on the role of sleep and sleep loss in the modulation of emotional reactivity, emotional memory formation, empathic behavior, fear conditioning, threat generalization and extinction memory. Behavioral and neurophysiological evidence suggesting that rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep plays an important role in emotional processing is also discussed. Furthermore, we examine the relations between sleep and emotions by reviewing the functional neuroimaging studies that elucidated the bra...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 21, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Daniela Tempesta, Valentina Socci, Luigi De Gennaro, Michele Ferrara Tags: Physiological Review Source Type: research
Feeling validated yet? A scoping review of the use of consumer-targeted wearable and mobile technology to measure and improve sleep
The objectives of this review were to evaluate the use of consumer-targeted wearable and mobile sleep monitoring technology, identify gaps in the literature and determine the potential for use in behavioral interventions. We undertook a scoping review of studies conducted in adult populations using consumer-targeted wearable technology or mobile devices designed to measure and/or improve sleep. After screening for inclusion/exclusion criteria, data were extracted from the articles by two co-authors. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 20, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Kelly Glazer Baron, Jennifer Duffecy, Mark A. Berendsen, Ivy Cheung Mason, Emily G. Lattie, Natalie C. Manalo Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
A meta-analysis of associations between obesity and insomnia diagnosis and symptoms
Recent research suggests that sleep plays an important role in obesity (OB). No systematic reviews have investigated the association between OB and insomnia specifically. The present study reviewed the past 10 y of findings on the association between insomnia diagnosis (IND) and insomnia symptoms (INS) with OB. A total of 67 studies were included in the meta-analyses. Multilevel random effects models showed that the odds of having OB among those who had IND was not significantly greater than the odds o f having OB among those who did not have IND (odds ratio (OR) = .80, p = .61). (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 15, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Wai Sze Chan, Meredith P. Levsen, Christina S. McCrae Tags: Clinical review Source Type: research
A Meta-Analysis of Associations between Obesity and Insomnia Diagnosis and Symptoms
Recent research suggests that sleep plays an important role in obesity. No systematic reviews have investigated the association between obesity and insomnia specifically. The present study reviewed the past 10 years of findings on the association between insomnia diagnosis (IND) and insomnia symptoms (INS) with obesity. A total of 67 studies were included in the meta-analyses. Multilevel random effects models showed that the odds of having obesity among those who had IND was not significantly greater than the odds of having obesity among those who did not have IND (odds ratio=.80, p=.61). (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 15, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Wai Sze Chan, Meredith P. Levsen, Christina S. McCrae Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Revisiting the alerting effect of light: A systematic review
Light plays an essential role in maintaining alertness levels. Like other non-image-forming responses, the alerting effect of light is influenced by its spectral wavelength, duration and intensity. Alertness levels are also dependent on circadian rhythm (process C) and homeostatic sleep pressure (process S), consistent with the classic two-process model of sleep regulation. Over the last decade, there has been increasing recognition of an additional process (referred to as the third process) in sleep regulation. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 7, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Qunyan Xu, Cathryne P. Lang Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Revisiting the alerting effect of light; a systematic review
Light plays an essential role in maintaining alertness levels. Like other non-image-forming responses, the alerting effect of light is influenced by its spectral wavelength, duration and intensity. Alertness levels are also dependent on circadian rhythm (Process C) and homeostatic sleep pressure (Process S), consistent with the classic two-process model of sleep regulation. Over the last decade, there has been increasing recognition of an additional process (referred to as the third process) in sleep regulation. (Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews)
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - December 7, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Qunyan Xu, Cathryne P. Lang Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
Sleep duration and sleep quality in people with and without intellectual disability: A meta-analysis
This study provides the first meta-analysis of the purported differences in sleep time and sleep quality between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Twenty-one papers were identified that compared sleep time and/or sleep quality in people with and without intellectual disabilities. The meta-analysis of sleep time revealed that people with an intellectual disability slept for 18 minutes less, on average, than people without an intellectual disability. This significant difference was limited to those studies that tested groups of people with an identified genetic syndrome or developmental disorder. (Source: Sl...
Source: Sleep Medicine Reviews - November 27, 2017 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Andrew Surtees, Chris Oliver, Christopher Jones, David Evans, Caroline Richards Tags: Clinical Review Source Type: research
