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Automated Processing of Big Data in Sleep Medicine
Published in Ervin Sejdić, Tiago H. Falk, Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Biomedical Big Data, 2018
Sara Mariani, Shaun M. Purcell, Susan Redline
Sleep is a naturally occurring, periodic decreased state of consciousness, characterized by distinct changes in brain wave frequency and amplitude, often accompanied by a decrease in heart rate and blood pressure. Sleep is a multiorgan phenomenon, which can be evaluated from a number of possible perspectives, as schematically shown in Figure 22.1. Sleep-related disorders have a major effect on quality of life and can impact daily performance and cognition, including memory, learning, concentration, and productivity. Healthy sleep is also critical for cardiometabolic health. Sleep medicine defines the diagnosis and treatment of sleep-related disorders, such as sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), narcolepsy, nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, periodic limb movements, rapid eye movement (REM) behavior disorder, and others, while also encompassing the research on the relationship of sleep-related traits with other pathologies, such as cardiovascular disease and psychiatric disorders.
Profile of Somryst Prescription Digital Therapeutic for Chronic Insomnia: Overview of Safety and Efficacy
Published in Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2020
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line treatment for adults with chronic insomnia as recommended in the most recent guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the American College of Physicians [13,14]. CBT-I is highly efficacious with durable effects and a favorable benefit-to-risk profile compared to pharmacologic alternatives [15–17]. However, the limited number of CBT-I-trained health care providers and significant variations in their geographic distribution, hamper the availability of CBT-I for millions of patients [18–20]. A pressing need exists for new treatment delivery methods that can overcome the barriers constraining guideline-concordant care – a need that has become particularly acute because of the many restrictions in face-to-face healthcare interactions mandated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychological correlates of insomnia in professional soccer players: An exploratory study
Published in European Journal of Sport Science, 2022
Andrea Ballesio, Mariacarolina Vacca, Valeria Bacaro, Adriano Benazzi, Paola De Bartolo, Fabio Alivernini, Fabio Lucidi, Caterina Lombardo, Chiara Baglioni
Insomnia, in both its acute and chronic manifestations, is a disabling condition associated with fatigue, mood instability, cognitive impairments and high economic costs and it is defined as the presence of a disturbance of nocturnal sleep and related daytime impairment that has to occur at least three nights a week over a period of three months (American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2014). Insomnia symptoms as measured by self-reported questionnaires are complained by up to 70% of professional athletes and are common in both individuals and team sports (Silva & Paiva, 2016; Gupta et al., 2017).