Publications by authors named "Hong Bum Shin"
Article Synopsis
- Mild head of bed elevation (HBE) has proven effective in reducing obstructive sleep apnea, but this study examines its practicality using an adjustable bed in everyday settings.
- The pilot randomized trial included 32 participants split into two groups—one sleeping flat and the other on a mildly elevated bed—to assess any adverse effects and changes in sleep quality using polysomnography (PSG).
- Results indicated no significant differences in adverse events or overall sleep satisfaction between groups, but notable improvements were found in respiratory distress and apnea-hypopnea indices for those using mild HBE.
Objective: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a highly heritable and common neurological sensorimotor disease disturbing sleep. The objective of study was to investigate significant gene for RLS by performing GWA and replication study in a Korean population.
Methods: We performed a GWA study for RLS symptom group (n=325) and non-RLS group (n=2,603) from the Korea Genome Epidemiology Study.
Non-constraining sleep/wake monitoring system using bed actigraphy.
Med Biol Eng Comput
January 2007
This paper introduces a new method, bed actigraphy (BACT) for user-friendly sleep-wake monitoring. BACT provides a non-intrusive acquisition of activity data, and in particular does not require that sensors be attached to the subject's body. The system consists of four load-sensing cells supporting the bed, an A/D converter, and a microcontroller with appropriate software.
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