Sleep deprivation is associated with considerable social, financial, and health-related costs,
in large measure because it produces impaired cognitive performance due to increasing …

Almost 15% of the full-time workers in the United States are shift workers. We review the
physiologic challenges inherent not only in traditional night or rotating shifts but also in …

Work hours that displace sleep to the daytime and work to the nighttime will interfere with the
circadian and homeostatic regulation of sleep. Such work hours will in several ways …

Aim: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of Internet overuse with
excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Methods: A total of 2336 high school students in South …

This chapter summarizes the knowledge on sleep and restitution. Sleep constitutes the
recuperative process of the central nervous system. The use of the brain during wakefulness …

A respiratory monitoring apparatus that detects changes in physiological parameters
relevant to respiration, including blood oxygen and blood volume, using near infrared …

Este estudio analiza los problemas psicológicos (calidad de sueño y rasgos
psicopatológicos) derivados de un sistema de trabajo por turnos con horario nocturno, y la …

Sleep and sleep deprivation have become major health issues in our modern society.
Impaired sleep can negatively affect physical and psychological well-being, and conversely …

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) has been reputed as a quick, valid, and reliable
method to assess Daytime sleepiness (DS). Since its publication, it has been translated into …

Background: Excessive sleepiness often goes unrecognized in the primary care setting
despite its high prevalence and deleterious effects on both individual and public safety …