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Sleep-related predictors of cognition among adults with chronic insomnia and heart failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia.
Redeker N, Conley S, O'Connell M, Geer J, Yaggi H, Jeon S. Sleep-related predictors of cognition among adults with chronic insomnia and heart failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2023, 19: 1073-1081. PMID: 36740924, PMCID: PMC10235706, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureCognitive behavioral therapyHeart failureGroup time effectsRest-activity rhythmBehavioral therapyChronic insomniaCBT-I groupSelf-reported cognitive functionProportion of participantsTrial of CBTQuality of lifeSelf-management strategiesGroup-based CBTWalk distanceSleep apneaChronic illnessWrist actigraphyCognitive impairmentInsomniaTherapyCognitive functionMinute walkSelf-reported cognitive abilitiesBaseline cognitionCognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia has sustained effects on insomnia, fatigue, and function among people with chronic heart failure and insomnia: the HeartSleep Study
Redeker NS, Yaggi HK, Jacoby D, Hollenbeak CS, Breazeale S, Conley S, Hwang Y, Iennaco J, Linsky S, Nwanaji-Enwerem U, O’Connell M, Jeon S. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia has sustained effects on insomnia, fatigue, and function among people with chronic heart failure and insomnia: the HeartSleep Study. Sleep 2021, 45: zsab252. PMID: 34657160, PMCID: PMC8754495, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureSix-minute walk distanceStable heart failureHeart failureInsomnia severityWalk distanceSleep characteristicsSelf-reported sleep latencyGeneral linear mixed modelSelf-reported sleep characteristicsMonths of treatmentSelf-management educationSelf-management programSleep hygiene educationCognitive behavioral therapyEjection fractionPrimary outcomeDaytime symptomsExcessive daytimePhysical functionDaytime sleepinessSleep latencyMild insomniaSleep qualitySleep efficiency
2020
Pilot study of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on fatigue for patients with head and neck cancer: Inflammatory and epigenetic changes
Xiao C, Beitler JJ, Higgins KA, Chico CE, Withycombe JS, Zhu Y, Zhao H, Lin IH, Li F, Jeon S, Irwin M, Bruner DW, Miller AH, Gary R. Pilot study of combined aerobic and resistance exercise on fatigue for patients with head and neck cancer: Inflammatory and epigenetic changes. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2020, 88: 184-192. PMID: 32330594, PMCID: PMC7415514, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise groupInflammatory markersChair standNeck cancerBiceps curlSoluble TNF receptor IIMultidimensional Fatigue Inventory-20Tumor necrosis factor αPilot studyResistance exercise interventionTNF receptor IIPlasma interleukin-6Anti-inflammatory effectsC-reactive proteinPhysical function measuresIL1 receptor antagonistHand grip strengthNecrosis factor αIntensity-modulated radiotherapyStandard careExercise interventionWalk distanceRadiotherapy regimenHNC patientsMean age