Sleep and the Enuresis Alarm Device

Sireling, Lester; Crisp, A. H.

doi:10.1177/014107688307600209

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“…This unexpected finding, the reverse of that proposed within the original hypothesis, correlates with the polygraphic evidence (Sireling and Crisp, 1983) that when the wire meshes are in place, there is less light sleep and it is less disturbed.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 66%

“…We report here a systematic study of the effect on nocturnal activity of lying on a pair of wire meshes, our hypothesis being that the motility score for the night would be increased under these conditions. A concurrent polysomnographic study was undertaken and is reported elsewhere (Sireling and Crisp, 1983). It revealed that sleep on the mesh was characterized by fewer sleep-stage shifts especially within light non-REM sleep and also by a reduction in light sleep and wakefulness.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Nocturnal activity and the enuresis alarm device

Crisp¹,

Sireling²,

Faizey³

1984

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 66%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nocturnal activity and the enuresis alarm device

Crisp¹,

Sireling²,

Faizey³

1984

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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“…In particular, we cannot be confident that the control groups were sufficiently comparable to eliminate bias, and none included an adequate placebo. A reliable estimate of the true size of any treatment effect of continuous positive airways pressure is likely to be obtained only if the control group receives a placebo which adequately controls for any effect on sleep or breathing patterns, or both, which can occur when appliances are used during sleep 71 137. The feasibility of using continuous positive airways pressure machines set at a low, non-therapeutic pressure as a comparable placebo has been shown 138.…”

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confidence: 99%

Health effects of obstructive sleep apnoea and the effectiveness of continuous positive airways pressure: a systematic review of the research evidence

Wright

Johns

Watt

et al. 1997

BMJ

362

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Objective: To examine the research evidence for the health consequences of obstructive sleep apnoea and the effectiveness of continuous positive airways pressure. Design: A systematic review of published research, studies being identified by searching Medline (1966-96), Embase (1974-96), and CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) ; scanning citations; and consulting experts. Studies in all languages were considered which either investigated the association between obstructive sleep apnoea in adults and key health outcomes or evaluated the effectiveness of treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea with continuous positive airways pressure in adults. Main outcome measures: Mortality, systematic hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, ischaemic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, pulmonary hypertension, stroke, vehicle accidents, measures of daytime sleepiness, and quality of life. Results: 54 epidemiological studies examined the association between sleep apnoea and health related outcomes. Most were poorly designed and only weak or contradictory evidence was found of an association with cardiac arrhythmias, ischaemic heart disease, cardiac failure, systemic or pulmonary hypertension, and stroke. Evidence of a link with sleepiness and road traffic accidents was stronger but inconclusive. Only one small randomised controlled trial evaluated continuous positive airways pressure. Five non-randomised controlled trials and 38 uncontrolled trials were identified. Small changes in objectively measured daytime sleepiness were consistently found, but improvements in morbidity, mortality, and quality of life indicators were not adequately assessed. Conclusions:The relevance of sleep apnoea to public health has been exaggerated. The effectiveness of continuous positive airways pressure in improving health outcomes has been poorly evaluated. There is enough evidence suggesting benefit in reducing daytime sleepiness in some patients to warrant large randomised placebo controlled trials of continuous positive airways pressure versus an effective weight reduction programme and other interventions.

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“…Conditioning with a bell-and-pad device is effective but may be transient [134,137,138]. Psychotherapy generally is ineffective and indicated only if obvious psychopathology is present [126,131].…”

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Non–Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Parasomnias

Mahowald

Schenck

2005

Neurologic Clinics

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Parasomnias are unpleasant or undesirable behavioral or experiential phenomena that occur during sleep. Once believed unitary phenomena related to psychiatric disorders, it is now clear that parasomnias result from several different phenomena and usually are not related to psychiatric conditions. Parasomnias are categorized as primary (disorders of the sleep states) and secondary (disorders of other organ systems that manifest themselves during sleep). Primary sleep parasomnias can be classified according to the sleep state of origin: rapid eye movement sleep, non-rapid eye movement sleep, and miscellaneous (those not respecting sleep state). Secondary sleep parasomnias are classified by the organ system involved.

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Sleep and the Enuresis Alarm Device

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

Nocturnal activity and the enuresis alarm device

Nocturnal activity and the enuresis alarm device

Health effects of obstructive sleep apnoea and the effectiveness of continuous positive airways pressure: a systematic review of the research evidence

Non–Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Parasomnias

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