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  2. Sleep efficiency - Wikipedia

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    Sleep efficiency (SE) is the ratio between the time a person spends asleep, and the total time dedicated to sleep (i.e. both sleeping and attempting to fall asleep or fall back asleep). It is given as a percentage. [1] SE of 80% or more is considered normal/healthy with most young healthy adults displaying SE above 90%.

  3. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia - Wikipedia

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    The goal of this method is to decrease performance anxiety which may inhibit sleep onset. [3] [4] Paradoxical Intention has been shown to be an effective treatment for sleep initiation insomnia but might not be effective for sleep maintenance or mixed insomnia. [4]

  4. Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire - Wikipedia

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    The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) is a psychological questionnaire designed to measure sleep behaviors in children and adolescents ages 4–12. The 52-question test is filled out by the parent and the parent is asked to rate the frequency that their child has shown the qualities of the described sleep behaviors.

  5. What Is Sleep Efficiency—And How Can You Improve It? - AOL

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    Sleep tracker apps or other devices could help improve sleep efficiency by providing information and insights into your sleep habits, which you can use to make improvements, Dr. Chitkara says.

  6. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Sleep deprivation is common as it affects about one-third of the population. [3] The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults aim for 7–9 hours of sleep per night, while children and teenagers require even more. For healthy individuals with normal sleep, the appropriate sleep duration for school-aged children is between 9 and 11 hours.

  7. Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance

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    Additionally, lack of sleep causes increased anxiety-like behaviors and impairs the brain's ability to block out unimportant stimuli when performing tasks requiring attention. Disruptions in important brain circuits and the downregulation of proteins necessary for cognitive stability are the causes of these behavioral abnormalities. [ 30 ]

  8. Middle-of-the-night insomnia - Wikipedia

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    Sleep research conducted in the 1990s showed that such waking up during the night may be a natural sleep pattern, rather than a form of insomnia. [2] If interrupted sleep (called "biphasic sleeping" or " bimodal sleep ") is perceived as normal and not referred to as "insomnia", less distress is caused and a return to sleep usually occurs after ...

  9. Respiratory disturbance index - Wikipedia

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    The respiratory disturbance index (RDI)—or respiratory distress Index—is a formula used in reporting polysomnography (sleep study) findings. Like the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), it reports on respiratory distress events during sleep, but unlike the AHI, it also includes respiratory-effort related arousals (RERAs). [1]