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| Pandi-Perumal,S.R.; Verster,J.C.; Kayumov,L.; Lowe,A.D.; Santana,M.G.; Pires,M.L.N.; Tufik,S.; Mello,M.T.. |
| Sleep disorders are not uncommon and have been widely reported throughout the world. They have a profound impact on industrialized 24-h societies. Consequences of these problems include impaired social and recreational activities, increased human errors, loss of productivity, and elevated risk of accidents. Conditions such as acute and chronic insomnia, sleep loss, excessive sleepiness, shift-work, jet lag, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea warrant public health attention, since residual sleepiness during the day may affect performance of daily activities such as driving a car. Benzodiazepine hypnotics and zopiclone promote sleep, both having residual effects the following day including sleepiness and reduced alertness. In contrast, the non-benzodiazepine... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Sleep disorders; Sleepiness; Automobile and truck drivers; Automobile traffic; Public health. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000700003 |
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| Lopes,C.; Esteves,A.M.; Bittencourt,L.R.A.; Tufik,S.; Mello,M.T.. |
| The effects of sleep disorders on the quality of life (QOL) have been documented in the literature. Excessive sleepiness and altered circadian rhythms may negatively affect ability to learn, employment, and interpersonal relations, and directly degrade QOL. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the impact of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome of varying severity on QOL. The study was conducted on 1892 patients aged 18 years or older referred by a physician to the Sleep Institute, São Paulo, with complaints related to apnea (snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, hyperarousal, and fatigue). They were submitted to overnight polysomnography for the diagnosis of sleep disorders from August 2005 through April 2006. The patients completed the Epworth... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Physical activity; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Quality of life; Sleepiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008001000013 |
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