Aim: The main objective was to determine how hospitalized patients subjectively perceive sleep disturbances. The study also assessed the influence of selected factors (physiological, physical, environmental, and psychological) and clinical and demographic variables on sleep disruption. Design: A multicenter descriptive study. Methods: Conducted in seven Czech hospitals from February to May 2023, the study included 397 patients in general wards. Data were collected using a modified questionnaire on sleep disturbances, and the results were analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests. Results: The sample comprised 193 males (48.6 %) and 204 females (51.4%). Females reported more sleep disturbances than males (p = 0.023). Psychological and physical factors had a greater impact on females. Younger patients reported poorer sleep quality (p = 0.015). Pain was the strongest clinical factor that negatively affected sleep (Ra = 0.730). Environmental factors were the leading cause of sleep disturbance in patients (Ra = 0.836). The variability associated with all the factors studied (environmental, psychological, physiological, and physical) accounted for 97.6% of the total variability in sleep disturbance. Conclusion: Females and younger patients experienced more sleep disturbance. Pain and environmental factors were the primary causes of disrupted sleep. Differences were noted in the factors affecting sleep between genders.

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• bolest MeSH
• deprese psychologie   MeSH
• hospitalizovaní pacienti * MeSH
• kvalita spánku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• poruchy iniciace a udržování spánku MeSH
• poruchy spánku a bdění * MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• rizikové faktory * MeSH
• úzkost MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Sleep is essential for proper function of the mind and body. Studies report the effect of sleep problems on cognition but focus on only a single or limited number of sleep indicators or on clinical populations (e.g., sleep apnea), and/or provide only cross-sectional results. This study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between multidimensional assessment of sleep health and cognitive function. METHODS: 3398 adults (Mage=56years) provided self-reported sleep and objective cognitive data for the Midlife in the United States study. A subsample of 2119 participants also provided sleep and cognitive data at follow-up approximately 9years later. A multidimensional, composite measure of sleep health composed of regularity, satisfaction, alertness, efficiency, and duration based on the Ru-SATED model was utilized (higher score=better sleep health) to evaluate self-reported sleep, and cognitive function was assessed using the Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone. RESULTS: Cross-sectionally, better sleep health was associated with better cognition (B=0.121, SE=0.017, p<.001). This relationship remained significant even after adjusting for sociodemographic and health covariates (B=0.039, SE=0.014, p=.006). Longitudinally, improvement in sleep health from baseline to follow-up was associated with better cognitive performance at follow-up (B=0.031, SE=0.011, p=.004); however, this relationship did not remain significant after adjusting for covariates (B=0.015, p=.139). CONCLUSION: Findings suggest better sleep health measured across multiple domains is associated with higher cognitive function. Future studies may want to examine potential mechanisms by which better sleep health relates to better cognitive function over time, such as reduction in stress or inflammation.

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• dospělí MeSH
• kognice * fyziologie   MeSH
• kvalita spánku * MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• longitudinální studie MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• spánek * fyziologie   MeSH
• zpráva o sobě MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Spojené státy americké MeSH

Nespavost je porucha hlavního spánku, která výrazně narušuje denní aktivitu jedince. Nekvalitní nebo nedostatečný spánek může vést k únavnosti, pracovní nevýkonnosti, k poklesu denní bdělosti až k narušení kognitivních funkcí. Dobrý spánek je vnímán jako jeden ze základních atributů dobrého zdraví. Informaci o nespavosti je proto potřeba vždy věnovat zvýšenou pozornost.

Insomnia is a main sleep disorder that significantly disrupts an individual's daily activity. Poor-quality or insufficient sleep can lead to fatigue, work inefficiency, a decrease in daytime vigilance, and even impaired cognitive functions. Good sleep is perceived as one of the basic attributes of good health. Therefore, information about insomnia should always be paid close attention to.

• MeSH
• léky bez předpisu aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• poruchy iniciace a udržování spánku * farmakoterapie   patofyziologie   MeSH
• rostlinné extrakty aplikace a dávkování   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• samoléčba * MeSH
• spánková hygiena MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• přehledy MeSH

Military service is a demanding profession that requires high physical preparedness and mental endurance. At the same time, the demands of military duties often require early rising and shortened sleep duration. Such a reduction in sleep can reduce physical and mental performance, and these changes can be reflected in life satisfaction. For this reason, soldiers' life satisfaction is a crucial variable for their success and long-term service. This study examined the relationship between sleep quality, sleep duration, and life satisfaction in military medical students. The results on 35 military students showed that greater sleep quality corresponded to greater life satisfaction; this relationship was moderate and significant (r = -460, p = .005). Notably, participants (n = 17) who began to wake up without the use of an alarm clock reported an average of 11% higher life satisfaction than the participants who woke to an alarm clock; this difference between participants was statistically significant (p = .011, Cohen's d = .911). Pre- and post-intervention showed that sleep hygiene education could be a suitable solution to prevent sleep deprivation and positively impact life satisfaction. Our findings emphasize the importance of increased sleep hygiene education, especially in preparing future military officers and during military exercises. Prioritizing sleep hygiene in these ways can significantly increase soldiers' life satisfaction.

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• dospělí MeSH
• kvalita spánku * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• osobní uspokojení * MeSH
• ozbrojené síly * psychologie   MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• spánek fyziologie   MeSH
• spánková hygiena fyziologie   MeSH
• studenti lékařství * psychologie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mladý dospělý MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

BACKGROUND: Alarms are crucial in informing Healthcare Workers (HCWs) about critical patient needs, but unmanaged frequency and noise of alarms can de-sensitize medical staff and compromise patient safety. Alarm fatigue is identified as the major cause of the clinical alarm management problem. It occurs when the medical staff is overwhelmed by the number of clinical alarms. METHODS: The survey was conducted online using Google's form-making tools from June to July 2023. There were three parts to the survey used in the study: a socio-demographic metric, the Alarm Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire (AFAQ), and The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). A significance level of 0.05 was used in the analysis. RESULTS: The survey included 756 medical professionals from three European countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland). The participants in the study were 42 years old on average, and they had 12 years of work experience. 603 out of 756 survey participants had poor sleep quality, 147 had good sleep quality, and 6 did not provide an answer. This study analyzed the alarm fatigue levels of respondents in every country. In the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, a statistically significant association (p = 0.039, p = 0.001, p < 0.001) was found between alarm fatigue and sleep quality in medical staff. CONCLUSION: Based on our study, alarm fatigue and sleep quality of HCWs are correlated. Therefore, alarm fatigue and sleep hygiene should be monitored.

• MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• ergonomie * MeSH
• klinické alarmy statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• kvalita spánku * MeSH
• lékařský personál statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• pracoviště MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• únava * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH
• Polsko MeSH

BACKGROUND: Sleep hygiene habits and self-reported sleep quality of those who work from home have yet to be fully understood. As working from home was widely implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, the period might be a convenient model for studying the measures, as mentioned earlier. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess sleep hygiene habits and self-reported sleep quality in people working from home in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began. METHOD: This study was designed as a cross-sectional web-based survey. An anonymous questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic variables and questions about personal habits, e.g., exercise activities and caffeine consumption. The outcome measures to assess sleep hygiene and sleep quality were the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) before and after the home office (HO) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). RESULTS: A total of 204 responses were received. The prevalence of significant sleep disturbance (PSQI > 5) was 51 %. The mean PSQI and SHI scores were 6.15±3.385 and 17.67±7.836, respectively. PSQI and SHI showed a significant mutual positive correlation at the level of significance p < 0.001. The total score for SHI was similar before and after working from home (p = 0.982). However, differences were observed in its components. CONCLUSION: The total score on SHI did not change when compared before and during HO. However, working from home was associated with sleep hygiene malpractice in some individual components of SHI. On the other hand, some aspects of sleep hygiene behavior improved during HO.

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• COVID-19 * epidemiologie   MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• pandemie MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• spánek fyziologie   MeSH
• spánková hygiena * MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH

• MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• poruchy spánku a bdění diagnóza   etiologie   terapie   MeSH
• spánek * MeSH
• spánková hygiena MeSH
• syndromy spánkové apnoe diagnóza   terapie   MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• rozhovory MeSH

Nocturnal hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Its determination requires the use of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). However, the examination results can be less reliable in patients with insomnia, habitual short sleep or other sleep disorders. In these patients, it is possible to detect falsely high values of blood pressure in the night interval. At the same time, the treatment of sleep disorders itself could adjust the nighttime values of blood pressure and thus prevent unreasonably intensive treatment of high blood pressure. The article summarizes current knowledge about the effect of sleep quality on the accuracy of diagnosis using ABMP. At the same time, we present the study "How to diagnose true nocturnal hypertension?", which will analyze this clinical problem.

Noční hypertenze je významným rizikovým faktorem pro mortalitu i morbiditu z kardiovaskulárních příčin. K její diagnostice je potřeba použít 24hodinové měření krevního tlaku (AMTK). Výsledky vyšetření však mohou být zkresleny u pacientů s nespavostí, habituálním krátkým spánkem či jinými poruchami spánku. U těchto pacientů je možné zachytit falešně vysoké hodnoty krevního tlaku v nočním intervalu. Přitom léčba samotných poruch spánku by mohla hodnoty nočního tlaku upravit, a tím zabránit nepřiměřeně intenzivní léčbě vysokého krevního tlaku. Článek shrnuje aktuální poznatky o vlivu kvality spánku na přesnost diagnostiky pomocí AMTK. Současně prezentujeme studii „Jak diagnostikovat pravou noční hypertenzi?“, která bude tento klinický problém analyzovat.

• MeSH
• ambulantní monitorování krevního tlaku * metody   MeSH
• hypertenze * diagnóza   komplikace   MeSH
• klinická studie jako téma metody   MeSH
• komplikace diabetu MeSH
• kvalita spánku * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• poruchy spánku a bdění MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH

Introduction: Sleep disorders are common among shift workers and those who work under stressful and unpredictable conditions. Sleep quality and its promotion in paramedics are understudied. Objective: The study aimed to investigate the quality of sleep in emergency medical service workers, to compare certain relationships between variables (gender, age, length of experience), and to assess whether a cut-off score of 10 is appropriate for the discriminatory ability of the selected instrument in the Czech clinical setting. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Data were obtained using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The sample comprised 191 paramedics. Data were analyzed using selected statistical methods. Results: The mean PSQI total score was 7.45 (SD 3.60). The lowest scoring component was sleep duration (1.45; SD 1.01). There was no relationship between sleep quality and gender. With respect to age, two components, sleep disturbances and daytime dysfunction, were found to be significant (p < 0.05). Regarding the length of experience, daytime dysfunction was identified as a significant component. The PSQI total parameter with a cut-off of 10 (PSQI total ≤10 good sleep; PSQI total >10 poor sleep) was confirmed to be suitable for discriminating the subjectively perceived sleep quality in paramedics. Conclusion: The study demonstrates that sleep quality is compromised in paramedics. Impaired sleep quality has the greatest impact on daytime dysfunction in paramedics. The PSQI, with a cut-off score of 10, is an appropriate instrument for assessing their sleep disturbances.

• MeSH
• kvalita spánku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• poruchy cirkadiánního rytmu (spánek) * MeSH
• práce na směny MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• zdravotničtí záchranáři MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH

Assessing parent-child relationship in sleep behaviours is important for facilitating changes in the sleep guideline compliance in preschool age children. The aim of this study was to examine accelerometer-measured sleep quantity and quality in families with children aged 3-8 years and investigate the parents' influence on the child's sleep. The data were obtained from the Czech cross-sectional FAMIly Physical Activity, Sedentary behaviour and Sleep (FAMIPASS) study, with a final sample of 374 families. Families were recruited through the enrolment of their children in kindergartens/primary schools between March 2022 and May 2023. The sleep time window and total sleep time were assessed using a wrist-worn ActiGraph accelerometer. Participants wore this device continuously for 24 h/day over a period of 7 consecutive days. Demographic data and potential correlates were obtained via questionnaires completed by parents. Statistical analyses were completed using logistic regression and independent-samples Mann-Whitney U test. In all, 65.5% of children (60% boys, 70.9% girls) and 58.3% of parents (52.4% fathers, 64.3% mothers) achieved the recommended sleep duration. Greater sleep quantity and duration in good-quality sleep were significantly higher in girls/mothers, compared to boys/fathers. Preschoolers were more likely to comply with sleep guidelines if their mother (but not father) met the sleep recommendation and their mothers did not have a higher education level. Adhering to sleep guidelines in children was also associated with children's female gender, absence of screen device in the bedroom, and being more active. Given the high concurrence in mother-child sleep quantity, it is important to promote healthy sleep behaviours in the whole family.

• MeSH
• akcelerometrie * přístrojové vybavení   MeSH
• cvičení * MeSH
• dítě MeSH
• dodržování směrnic * statistika a číselné údaje   MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• kvalita spánku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• průřezové studie MeSH
• průzkumy a dotazníky MeSH
• rodiče MeSH
• sedavý životní styl * MeSH
• spánek * fyziologie   MeSH
• vztahy mezi rodiči a dětmi * MeSH
• Check Tag
• dítě MeSH
• dospělí MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• předškolní dítě MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
• Publikační typ
• časopisecké články MeSH
• Geografické názvy
• Česká republika MeSH