• 수면정신생리
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.18-31
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• 1996

Jet-lag can be defined as the cumulative physiological and psychological effects of rapid air travel across multiple time zones. Many reports have suggested that age-related changes in sleep reflect fundamental changes in the circadian system and in significant declines in slow wave sleep. Jet lag is a dramatic situation in which the changes of the phase of circadian process and homeostatic process of sleep occur. Thus the authors evaluatead the changes of sleep-wake cycle from jet lag by age. Thirty-eight healthy travellers were studied for 3 days before and 7 days after jet-flights across seven to ten time zone. They were aged 19-70, They trareled eastbound, Seoul to North America (USA, Canada). Sleep onset time, wake-up time, sleep latency, awakening frequency on night sleep, awakening duration on night sleep, sleepiness at wake-up and nap length were evaluated. Our results suggest that by the 7 to 10 time zone shift, the old age group was significantly influenced in sleep-wake cycles. The date on which subjective physical condition was recovered was $6.23{\pm}83$ day after arrivals for old age group, while for young and middle age group, $4.46{\pm}1.50$ day and $4.83{\pm}1.52$ day, respectively. In old age group, sleep onset time was later than baselines and could not recover untill 7th day. But in other groups, the recovery was within 5th day. Nap dura fion was longer in old age group through jet lag than younger age group. In other parameters, there was no definite difference among three age groups. Our results suggested that the old age was significantly influenced by the disharmony between internal body clock and sleep-wake cycle needed at the travel site. Thus we proved that recovery ability from jet lag was age-dependent as well as travelling direction-dependent. To demonstrate more definite evidence, EEG monitoring and staging of sleep were funthun encouraged.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.146-155
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• 1995

Jet lag can be defined as the cumulative physiological and psychological effects of rapid air travel across multiple time zone. The consequences of jet lag include fatigue, general malaise, sleep disturbances, and reductions of cognitive and psychomotor performance, all of which have been documented in experimental biological and air crew personnel studies. Thus authors tried to study the jet lag of natural travellers by modified self reporting sleep log. Total 61 healthy travellers was studied for 3 days before and 7 days after jet-flights across seven to ten time zone. The eastbound travelling group was 38 persons, aged 19 -70 and westbound travelling group was 23 persons, aged 13 - 69. Sleep onset time, wake-up time, sleep latency, awakening frequency on night sleep, awakening duration on night sleep, sleepiness at wake-up and nap length were evaluated. Our results suggested that the 7 to 10 time zone shift gave significant influence to traveller's sleep-wake cycles. The date which subjective physical condition was recovered on was $5.16{\pm}1.50$ day after arrivals for eastbound, while for westbound, $4.91{\pm}1.62$ day. In eastbound travelling, sleep onset time became later than baselines and could not recover until 7th day. But in westbound, it became earlier than baseline and could recover until 6th day. The mean score of 24-hour sleepiness was greater in eastboumd than westbound. Therefore the eastbound travelling caused more sleep-wake cycle disturbance and daytime dysfunction than westbound travelling. In other parameters, there was no definite difference between east and westbound. From our results, it was suggested that the symptom severity of jet lag was dependent on the travelling direction. To demonstrate more definite evidence, large sized data collections and comparision by age difference were needed.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.198-205
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify sleep patterns, alertness, and fatigue of shift nurses according to circadian types. Methods: The researchers' enrolled 17 nurses doing shift work in a tertiary hospital. To evaluate circadian types, a morningness-eveningness questionnaire (MEQ) was administered. Sleep patterns were examined using an actigraph for 14 days. To assess alertness and fatigue, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used. The data were analyzed using ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test with a SPSS 21.0 program. Results: The researchers found that 17.6% of participants reported morning type, 47.1% neither type, and 35.3% evening type. Mean total sleep time (TST) was 6.8 h, mean sleep efficacy was 82%, level of alertness was 6.54, and level of fatigue was 5.49, regardless of the type of shift work. Evening type nurses had higher variation in TST and alertness, according to the shift patterns than other circadian type nurses. Evening type nurses also had higher fatigue levels than other circadian type nurses. Conclusion: Sleep, alertness, and fatigue were related with circadian types. These results suggest that circadian rhythm management in shift work nurses, particularly in evening type nurses is urgently needed to improve sleep patterns, alertness, and to decrease the level of fatigue.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.12-17
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• 1998

Circadian rhythms in subjective alertness, mood, and performance can be classified as psychological rhythm, compared with physiological rhythm such as body temperature and hormonal change. While in normal condition entrained by 24hr zeitgeber, subjective alertness would reach its maximum value around midday, subjective alertness would parallel body temperature rhythm with its peak at evening in non-entrained, free-running state. With desynchronization technique, subjective alertness rhythm is thought to be controlled by both temperature and sleep-wake rhythm oscillator. Circadian performance rhythms depend on the kind of task tested. It shows parallelism with body temperature rhythm when subjects are tested with simple, repetitive task. But when tested with tasks requiring complex verbal reasoning or immediate memory, subjects would perform them best at early morning, with performance decreasing as time of day advances. The desynchronization technique shows that circadian performance rhythm of simple, repetitive task is dependent on temperature oscillator but circadian performance rhythm of complex verbal reasoning is influenced by both temperature and sleep-wake rhythm oscillator or another independent oscillator. It would be worthwhile to compare psychological rhythm with hormonal change such as cortisol and melatonin. And more simple and time-saving method than desynchronization technique may facilitate the study of the mechanism underlying psychological rhythm.

• 한국항공운항학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.91-102
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• 2024

This study aimed to investigate the sleep-wake patterns, social jetlag (SJL), and daytime sleepiness (DS) among air traffic controllers (ATCs) with rotating shifts. A total of 133 shift-rotating ATCs participated by completing self-report questionnaires regarding their sleep-wake patterns and DS. SJL, indicating the mid-sleep difference between workdays (W) and free days (F), was calculated for each shift. Night-shift workdays had the shortest sleep duration (SD) (5.28 hours), whereas free days following day shifts had the longest SD (6.66 hours). SJL for day and night shifts was 2.73 and 2.71 hours, respectively. The average DS score was 7.92 out of 24, with a 28.6% prevalence of DS. There was a negative correlation between SD following day shifts and SJL for the day shifts. Given these findings, it is recommended to implement effective interventions and work schedules to maintain consistent sleep patterns and minimize social jetlag to address sleep issues for shift-working ATCs.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.371-377
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• 2009

본 연구의 목적은 자세성 수면무호흡증 환자군과 비자세성 수면무호흡증 환자군의 수면다원검사 결과를 비교 분석하여 그 원인 요소를 알아보는데 있다. 서울대학교치과병원에 코골이 및 수면무호흡증을 주소로 내원한 환자들 중 수면다원검사 결과 수면무호흡증으로 진단된 (무호흡-저호흡 지수 5이상) 환자 47명을 Cartwright 등의 분류에 따라 37명의 자세성 수면무호흡증 환자 (앙와위에서의 수면무호흡-저호흡 지수가 측와위에서의 수면무호흡-저호흡 지수의 2배 이상)와 10명의 비자세성 수면무호흡증 환자 (앙와위에서의 수면무호흡-저호흡 지수가 측와위에서의 수면무호흡-저호흡 지수의 2배 미만)로 분류하여 각 군간의 수면다원검사 지수들을 비교 분석 하였다. 연구 결과, 나이, 성별, 체질량지수, 주간졸리움 지수, 전체 수면무호흡-저호흡 지수, 전체 각성 지수, 코골이 시간에서 두 군간의 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 비자세성 수면무호흡증 환자군에서 자세성 수면무호흡증 환자군보다 높은 REM 수면에서의 수면무호흡-저호흡 지수 및 각성지수와 낮은 REM 수면 평균혈중산소포화도를 나타내었다. 결론적으로 본 연구의 결과는 비자세성 수면무호흡환자가 자세성 수면무호흡증 환자보다 구인두 기도에서의 더 높은 협착도를 갖고 있을 가능성을 제시하여 준다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.63-66
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• 2011

It has been controversial whether upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a distinct syndrome or not since it was reported in 1993. The International Classification of Sleep Disorders classified UARS under obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in 2005. UARS can be diagnosed when the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is fewer than 5 events per hour, the simultaneously calculated respiratory disturbance index (RDI) is more than 5 events per hour due to abnormal non-apneic non-hypopneic respiratory events accompanying respiratory effort related arousals (RERAs), and oxygen saturation is greater than 92% at termination of an abnormal breathing event. Although esophageal pressure measurement remains the gold standard for detecting subtle breathing abnormality other than hypopnea and apnea, nasal pressure transducer has been most commonly used. RERAs include phase A2 of cyclical alternating patterns (CAPs) associated with EEG changes. Symptoms of OSAS can overlap with UARS, but chronic insomnia tends to be more common in UARS than in OSAS and clinical symptoms similar with functional somatic syndrome are also more common in UARS. In this journal, diagnostic and clinical differences between UARS and OSAS are reviewed.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2002

There are several factors which are more likely to have sleep disorders in fertile women with menstruation than adult men. Menstrual cycle plays an important role in them. We describe herein the overview about the association of menstrual cycle and sleep disorders by viewing the interactions of menstrual cycle and circadian rhythm. We review how menstrual cycle affects sleep-wake cycle by reviewing menstrual cycle and estrous cycle to understand these interactions. Menstrual cycle and estrous cycle are mainly affected by hormonal cycle and light-dark cycle, respectively and they are generally determined in monthly rhythm and annual rhythm, respectively. The determination of estrous cycle is also affected by cyclic changes of hormones besides light-dark cycle. Although sleep-wake cycle almost alternates according to estrous cycle in non-primate mammals, it is hardly affected by menstrual cycle in primate mammals as compared with estrous cycle. But menstrual cycle affects sleep-wake cycle via desynchronization of sleep-wake cycle and temperature rhythm. The decrease of amplitude and phasic change during luteal phase in the daily fluctuation of body core temperature can partially contribute to the induction of sleep disorders in fertile women. In addition to this, premenstrual syndrome which nearly happens during luteal phase commonly have sleep problems. Therefore, we suggest that menstrual cycle and PMS can partially contribute the increase of sleep disorders in fertile women.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제9권11호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2018

최근 많은 사람들이 불면증으로 인한 노동력저하, 인지기능저하, 정신질환 증가 등의 불편을 겪고 있다. 이에 대한 해결책은 인지치료나 약물치료가 거의 전부인 수준이나 부작용과 의존성 문제로 인해 장기적으로는 권장되지 않는 방법이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 수면 유도에 도움이 되는 포터블 뇌파 측정기 기반 뉴로피드백 시스템을 제안한다. 그리고 시스템을 구현하는 데 가장 핵심적인 기능인 뇌파 상태 분류기를 설계하고 평가하며 성능에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 여러 요인들에 대해 최적화된 분류기 모델링 방법을 제시한다. 제안한 분류기를 이용할 시 포터블 뇌파 측정기에서 각성과 수면 단계를 97.9% 정확하게 구분할 수 있었다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2020

수면 무호흡증은 상기도가 좁아지거나 막히게 되면서 반복적인 수면 중 각성과 동맥내 산소포화도의 저하를 유발하는 수면관련 호흡장애이다. 이 질환은 연골무형성증과 같이 유전 질환을 가진 어린아이들에게서 상대적으로 그렇지 않은 아이들에 비해 더 취약하다. 연골무형성증은 안면골과 두개저의 형성 저하와 함께 선천적으로 대후공의 협착이 동반되는 것을 특징으로 하는 유전 질환으로 높은 빈도의 폐쇄 수면무호흡증을 나타낸다. 저자들은 연골 무형성증 환아에서 편도절제술 이후에도 지속되는 증상에 대해 수면 다원검사를 시행하여 중증 폐쇄성 수면 무호흡증 진단 및 지속기도양압 치료를 하였던 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.