Background Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical …

Lack of adherence to health-promoting advice challenges the successful prevention and
management of many conditions. The Health Belief Model (HBM) was developed in 1966 to …

Purpose A literature review is presented that aims to summarize and compare current
methods to evaluate sleep. Methods Current sleep assessment methods have been …

Background: Obesity is strongly associated with prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA), and weight loss has been shown to reduce disease severity. Objective: To …

IN BRIEF Far from a simple absence of wakefulness, sleep is an active, regulated, and
metabolically distinct state, essential for health and well-being. In this article, the authors …

Chronic sleep deficiency, defined as a state of inadequate or mistimed sleep, is a growing
and underappreciated determinant of health status. Sleep deprivation contributes to a …

Rationale: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mandibular advancement
device (MAD) therapy are commonly used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

Abstract Study Objectives: To develop an archive of self-report questions assessing sleep
disturbance and sleep-related impairments (SRI), to develop item banks from this archive …

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common clinical condition in which the
throat narrows or collapses repeatedly during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnoea …

The prevalence of diabetes and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide, and the
causes of this pandemic are not fully understood. Chronic sleep curtailment is a behavior …