Implications of childhood adversity for women's perinatal sleep quality and depressive symptoms over time: A serial mediation model
This study sought to examine the effects of childhood adversity on the longitudinal associations between perinatal sleep quality and depressive symptoms, and to determine the prospective associations between these constructs over time. A cross-lagged autoregressive model was used to examine the longitudinal association between sleep quality and depressive symptoms at four points during the perinatal period: 18 and 32 weeks of pregnancy, and 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. Longitudinal mediation models were used to examine whether sleep quality or depressive symptoms mediated the effects of childhood adversity on these symptoms....
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 26, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Crystal Modde Epstein Hellen Lustermans Thomas P McCoy Roseriet Beijers Esther M Leerkes Carolina de Weerth Source Type: research

Revised European guidelines for the accreditation of sleep medicine centres
J Sleep Res. 2024 Mar 26:e14200. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14200. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe accreditation of sleep centres aims to ensure high-quality diagnosis and management of sleep centres. European accreditation standards were introduced in 2006, and were aimed at centres offering inpatient polysomnography and vigilance tests (Mean Sleep Latency Test and Maintenance of Wakefulness Test). Since then, the practice of sleep medicine has evolved, with greater use of ambulatory polysomnography and polygraphy. As a result, in many sleep centres, actual clinical practice, although of a high standard, is no longer in accordanc...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 26, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Sarah Hartley Marta Goncalves Thomas Penzel Johan Verbraecken Pitt Young Source Type: research

Early experience with the new DORA daridorexant in patients with insomnia disorder and comorbid mental disturbances: Results of a naturalistic study with 3  months follow-up
J Sleep Res. 2024 Mar 24:e14196. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14196. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInsomnia disorder may affect mental health, increasing suicidal risk. Targeting insomnia is crucial in the clinical practice. Sixty-six consecutive patients with insomnia disorder according with the DSM-5-TR criteria were treated with the dual orexin receptor antagonist, daridorexant 50 mg. Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1) and 3 month (T2) evaluations were performed. Insomnia severity (Insomnia Severity Index), mood, anxiety symptoms and suicidal risk (Beck Depression Inventory-II, Young Mania Rating Scale, Self-Reported Anxiety Scale, Suicid...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 24, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Laura Palagini Gaspare Alfi Riccardo Gurrieri Eric Annuzzi Valerio Caruso Matteo Gambini Giovanna Grenno Marco Trivella Silvio Presta Mario Miniati Stefano Pini Giulio Perugi Angelo Gemignani Source Type: research

Prenatal insomnia disorder may predict concurrent and postpartum psychopathology: A longitudinal study
J Sleep Res. 2024 Mar 24:e14202. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14202. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhile insomnia symptoms may be a risk factor for mental disturbances, few studies evaluated "Insomnia Disorder" and its relationship with perinatal psychopathology. Pregnant women were recruited during their last routine assessment before being hospitalized for delivery during the 3rd trimester at the Gynaecological Unit of the University Hospital of Ferrara and Udine, Italy, from January 2022 to January 2023. Our assessment included baseline evaluation (T0), and evaluations at 1 month (T1) and 3 months (T2) in the postpartum period, wit...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 24, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Laura Palagini Mario Miniati Lorenza Driul Marco Colizzi Carla Comacchio Angelo Gemignani Matteo Balestrieri Insomnia in Pregnancy Research Group (IPRG) Source Type: research

Early experience with the new DORA daridorexant in patients with insomnia disorder and comorbid mental disturbances: Results of a naturalistic study with 3  months follow-up
J Sleep Res. 2024 Mar 24:e14196. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14196. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInsomnia disorder may affect mental health, increasing suicidal risk. Targeting insomnia is crucial in the clinical practice. Sixty-six consecutive patients with insomnia disorder according with the DSM-5-TR criteria were treated with the dual orexin receptor antagonist, daridorexant 50 mg. Baseline (T0), 1 month (T1) and 3 month (T2) evaluations were performed. Insomnia severity (Insomnia Severity Index), mood, anxiety symptoms and suicidal risk (Beck Depression Inventory-II, Young Mania Rating Scale, Self-Reported Anxiety Scale, Suicid...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 24, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Laura Palagini Gaspare Alfi Riccardo Gurrieri Eric Annuzzi Valerio Caruso Matteo Gambini Giovanna Grenno Marco Trivella Silvio Presta Mario Miniati Stefano Pini Giulio Perugi Angelo Gemignani Source Type: research

Prenatal insomnia disorder may predict concurrent and postpartum psychopathology: A longitudinal study
J Sleep Res. 2024 Mar 24:e14202. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14202. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhile insomnia symptoms may be a risk factor for mental disturbances, few studies evaluated "Insomnia Disorder" and its relationship with perinatal psychopathology. Pregnant women were recruited during their last routine assessment before being hospitalized for delivery during the 3rd trimester at the Gynaecological Unit of the University Hospital of Ferrara and Udine, Italy, from January 2022 to January 2023. Our assessment included baseline evaluation (T0), and evaluations at 1 month (T1) and 3 months (T2) in the postpartum period, wit...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 24, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Laura Palagini Mario Miniati Lorenza Driul Marco Colizzi Carla Comacchio Angelo Gemignani Matteo Balestrieri Insomnia in Pregnancy Research Group (IPRG) Source Type: research

Interaction of sleep and emotion across the menstrual cycle
This study examined the interactive effects of sleep, menstrual phase, and emotion in healthy women. Participants (N = 51, 43% Caucasian) aged 18-35 (m = 24 years) completed actigraphy and daily sleep/emotion diaries over two menstrual cycles (m days = 51.29). Diary and actigraphic total wake time at night (TWT) and daily ratings of positive and negative affect were compared across four phases of the menstrual cycle: perimenstrual, mid-follicular, periovulatory, and mid-luteal. Relationships between phase, sleep, and emotion were estimated using multistep hierarchical linear modelling. Mean menstrual cycle length was 28.61...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 21, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Jessica M Meers Joanne Bower Sara Nowakowski Candice Alfano Source Type: research

Interaction of sleep and emotion across the menstrual cycle
This study examined the interactive effects of sleep, menstrual phase, and emotion in healthy women. Participants (N = 51, 43% Caucasian) aged 18-35 (m = 24 years) completed actigraphy and daily sleep/emotion diaries over two menstrual cycles (m days = 51.29). Diary and actigraphic total wake time at night (TWT) and daily ratings of positive and negative affect were compared across four phases of the menstrual cycle: perimenstrual, mid-follicular, periovulatory, and mid-luteal. Relationships between phase, sleep, and emotion were estimated using multistep hierarchical linear modelling. Mean menstrual cycle length was 28.61...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 21, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Jessica M Meers Joanne Bower Sara Nowakowski Candice Alfano Source Type: research

Interaction of sleep and emotion across the menstrual cycle
This study examined the interactive effects of sleep, menstrual phase, and emotion in healthy women. Participants (N = 51, 43% Caucasian) aged 18-35 (m = 24 years) completed actigraphy and daily sleep/emotion diaries over two menstrual cycles (m days = 51.29). Diary and actigraphic total wake time at night (TWT) and daily ratings of positive and negative affect were compared across four phases of the menstrual cycle: perimenstrual, mid-follicular, periovulatory, and mid-luteal. Relationships between phase, sleep, and emotion were estimated using multistep hierarchical linear modelling. Mean menstrual cycle length was 28.61...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 21, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Jessica M Meers Joanne Bower Sara Nowakowski Candice Alfano Source Type: research

Implementation of a teen sleep app in Canadian high schools: Preliminary evidence of acceptability, engagement, and capacity for supporting healthy sleep habits
J Sleep Res. 2024 Mar 20:e14199. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14199. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh school students suffer from mental health challenges and poorer academic performance resulting from sleep disturbances. Unfortunately, approaches to this problem sometimes focus on increasing sleep duration by going to bed early; a strategy with limited success because teens experience a phase delay in bedtimes. There is a need for approaches that leverage behavioural sleep science and are accessible, scalable, and easily disseminated to students. DOZE (Delivering Online Zzz's with Empirical Support) is a self-management app that is...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 20, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Parky H Lau Colleen E Carney Source Type: research

Implementation of a teen sleep app in Canadian high schools: Preliminary evidence of acceptability, engagement, and capacity for supporting healthy sleep habits
J Sleep Res. 2024 Mar 20:e14199. doi: 10.1111/jsr.14199. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh school students suffer from mental health challenges and poorer academic performance resulting from sleep disturbances. Unfortunately, approaches to this problem sometimes focus on increasing sleep duration by going to bed early; a strategy with limited success because teens experience a phase delay in bedtimes. There is a need for approaches that leverage behavioural sleep science and are accessible, scalable, and easily disseminated to students. DOZE (Delivering Online Zzz's with Empirical Support) is a self-management app that is...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 20, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Parky H Lau Colleen E Carney Source Type: research

Association of sleep duration and sleep quality with gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women after treatment with assisted reproductive technology: A birth cohort study
In conclusion, excessive sleep duration (≥10 h) is associated with a high risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women who conceived with the help of assisted reproductive technology, and maternal age may modify this effect.PMID:38499503 | DOI:10.1111/jsr.14191 (Source: Journal of Sleep Research)
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 19, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Haiyan Gao Chong Miao Wenjuan Liu Yan Sun Haibo Li Zhengqin Wu Wei Li Liangjie Xu Bin Sun Beihong Zheng Yibing Zhu Source Type: research

Nocturnal vestibular stimulation using a rocking bed improves a severe sleep disorder in a patient with mitochondrial disease
We present the case of a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with a severe primary mitochondrial disease, exhibiting ataxia, spasticity, progressive external ophthalmoplegia, cardiomyopathy and severely disrupted sleep, but no cognitive impairment. Interestingly, his parents reported improved sleep during night train rides. Based on this observation, we installed a rocking bed in the patient's bedroom and performed different interventions, including immersive multimodal vestibular, kinesthetic and auditory stimuli, reminiscent of the sensory experiences encountered during train rides. Over a 5-month period, we conducted four 2-week ...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 19, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Alexander Breuss Marco Strasser Jean-Marc Nuoffer Andrea Klein Eveline Perret-Hoign é Christine Felder Ruth Stauffer Peter Wolf Robert Riener Matthias Gautschi Source Type: research

An expedited model for identifying potential patients with periodic leg movements
This study aimed to identify baseline characteristics, symptoms, or questionnaires that could help to identify sleep-disordered breathing patients with significant PLMS. Patients aged 20-80 years who underwent polysomnography for assessing sleep disturbance were included. Various factors such as sex, age, body measurements, symptoms, apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), and sleep quality scales were analysed to determine the presence of PLMS. The study included 1480 patients with a mean age of 46.4 ± 13.4 years, among whom 110 (7.4%) had significant PLMS with a PLM index of 15 or higher. There were no significant differences obser...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 19, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Po-Yueh Chen Shang-Yang Lin Chung-Sheng Wu Shih-Han Hung David Hsin-Kuang Chen Wen-Te Liu Yi-Chih Lin Source Type: research

Association of sleep duration and sleep quality with gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women after treatment with assisted reproductive technology: A birth cohort study
In conclusion, excessive sleep duration (≥10 h) is associated with a high risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women who conceived with the help of assisted reproductive technology, and maternal age may modify this effect.PMID:38499503 | DOI:10.1111/jsr.14191 (Source: Journal of Sleep Research)
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - March 19, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Haiyan Gao Chong Miao Wenjuan Liu Yan Sun Haibo Li Zhengqin Wu Wei Li Liangjie Xu Bin Sun Beihong Zheng Yibing Zhu Source Type: research