Driving a bus in the afternoon during a split shift situation was shown in a recent study to be related to higher levels of self -
reported sleepiness, higher levels of physiological sleepiness and increased response times, compared to an afternoon shift.
Not exact matches
Researchers assessed self -
reports of sleep timing,
sleepiness, and well - being (depressive symptoms and mood) before the school made the schedule change, and evaluated the measures again at approximately one and nine months after the delay.
Participants also
reported lower levels of subjective
sleepiness and improvement in well - being at both follow - ups.
Study participants were asked to
report their own sleep behavior and daytime
sleepiness.
In this study, lower oxygen saturation was strongly associated with greater
reported daytime
sleepiness.
While patients in both groups were equally likely to
report surgical complications and difficulty awakening from anesthesia, hypersomnolent patients were more likely to
report worsened
sleepiness (40 % of the hypersomnolent group vs. 11 % of the RLS group, p = 0.001) and worsening of their sleep disorder symptoms (40 % of the hypersomnolent group vs. 9 % of the RLS group, p = 0.0001).
It was revealed that daytime sleep appeared to have a regenerative effect with individuals in the sleep condition
reporting lower scores of
sleepiness compared to individuals who didn't sleep.
Other side effects included anemia or other blood problems that were treated, and neurological problems such as
sleepiness, confusion, tremor or difficulty speaking, which typically lasted only a few days, the wire service
reported.
Prior to surgery, all individuals
reported having an Epworth
Sleepiness Score of 10 or more during the day, which is considered «very sleepy».
In the study, 222 individuals who
reported excessive daytime
sleepiness had a follow up analysis 7 1/2 years later.
Individuals taking part in the study
reported daytime
sleepiness improvement within 6 months of starting treatment with CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure).
The Epworth
Sleepiness Score improvement after surgery was better than generally
reported with CPAP therapy.
In a small study on glycine, participants
reported a noticeable improvement in the quality of their sleep and less daytime
sleepiness.
Children who use electronics as sleep aids have later weekday bedtimes, experience fewer hours of sleep per week, and
report more daytime
sleepiness.
They
reported that individuals who read on the e-book took longer to fall asleep, had reduced evening
sleepiness, reduced melatonin secretion, later timing of their circadian clock, and reduced next - morning alertness than when reading a printed book.
Research bears this out: 90 percent of parents say that their children are not getting enough sleep, and 60 percent of teenagers
report extreme daytime
sleepiness.
The National Sleep Foundation
reports that it is very difficult to determine if
sleepiness was the cause of an accident but clues like the lack of skid marks or other evasive maneuvers are absent evidence that indicate the driver was probably asleep.
A study conducted by Virginia Tech
reported that 20 percent of all accidents have
sleepiness as a contributing factor.
These include patient -
reported outcome measures on fatigue (Chalder Fatigue Scale), 10 physical function (SF - 36), 11 mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS), 12 pain (visual analogue pain rating scale),
sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale) 13 and quality of life (EQ - 5D).14 Other services used one or more of the NOD outcome measures listed above, plus additional outcome measures including the Work and Social Adjustmen
sleepiness (Epworth
Sleepiness Scale) 13 and quality of life (EQ - 5D).14 Other services used one or more of the NOD outcome measures listed above, plus additional outcome measures including the Work and Social Adjustmen
Sleepiness Scale) 13 and quality of life (EQ - 5D).14 Other services used one or more of the NOD outcome measures listed above, plus additional outcome measures including the Work and Social Adjustment Scale.15