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Psychiatry Clin Psychopharmacol
December 2024
Sleep and Disorders Unit, Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Background: Weighted blankets have recently introduced in the treatment on insomnia as a nonpharmacological integrative therapy. Here we prospectively evaluated the effects of weighted blankets on the sleep structure and heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with primary psychophysiological insomnia.
Methods: In this prospective polysomnographic (PSG) study between August 2021 and August 2022, patients were given weighted blankets (~10% of body weight) to use at home for 10 nights consecutively.
J Perioper Pract
December 2024
Division of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima City, Japan.
Background: Sleep deprivation is frequently observed among critically ill patients, and sleep aids still lack robust evidence of efficacy. Thus, the present randomised controlled study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of weighted blankets as non-pharmacological sleep aids for patients in the intensive care unit.
Methods: Patients scheduled to be admitted to the intensive care unit after elective hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a weighted blanket group or a normal blanket group.
BACKGROUND: Hospitalized patients who have had neurological trauma often require interventions to reduce agitation. Weighted blankets deliver deep pressure touch stimulation, which influences parasympathetic activity through increased vagal tone, to induce calmness and reduce sympathetic activation and reduction of the stress response. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of weighted blankets as an intervention on agitation scores in hospitalized adults who have experienced neurologic trauma.
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November 2024
Department of Biotechnology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Garlic ( L.) has both culinary and medical applications. However, the low and uneven nutrient availability in the soil frequently limits the garlic yield.
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November 2024
Center for Clinical Big Data and Analytics of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Department of Big Data in Health Science School of Public Health, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Preventive Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China.
Background: Weighted blanket is an emerging non-pharmacotherapy for sleep disorders, but its effect on sleep among relatively healthy adults with insomnia remains uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate whether weighted blankets could better improve sleep quality and sleep-related symptoms among adults with insomnia.
Methods: In a prospective, pilot randomized controlled trial conducted in three tertiary hospitals in China, participants with clinical insomnia were randomized (1:1) to receive weighted blanket intervention or normal blanket intervention for 1 month by random-number tables.
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