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Influence of acute sleep deprivation on human postural stability
Klocová, Kateřina ; Nováková, Tereza (advisor) ; Vomáčková, Helena (referee)
Title: Influence of acute sleep deprivation on human postural stability Aim: This diploma thesis is aimed to objectively investigate the influence of acute sleep deprivation on human postural stability using dynamic computerized posturography. Methodology of thesis: 7 young and healthy women (n = 7), mean age 24 (± 0,77) were enrolled into this pilot study. These subjects were picked up on the basis of a preliminary questionnaire survey using the Czech validated version of MEQ questionnaire to meet the same (neutral) chronotype condition. During 24 h of continuous wakefulness all participants had to adhere to special regimen to avoid undesirable distortion of the results. Postural stability was measured before and after the therapeutic intervention using NeuroCom SMART EquiTest System. The obtained data were processed with use of Neurocom Balance Manager Software. Paired t-test was used for statistical analysis, to evaluate clinical significance of the intervention Cohen's d was used. Results: The results confirm influence of 24-h sleep deprivation on human postural stability. After this time decreased sensory organization while maitaining balance was observed. However this fact has not been statistically significant. In case of automatic postural reactions, divergent data were obtained depending...
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Interventions of Nurses in Relation to the Prevention of Sleep Deprivation of Patients Hospitalized at the Intensive
Růžičková, Martina ; Jirkovský, Daniel (advisor) ; Vaňková, Milena (referee)
There are many studies about problematic of sleep connected with shift work. However, only few studies devoted to the conditions for good rest and sleep in patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Insufficient or poor quality sleep and relaxation are the most common problems reported by patients that were hospitalized at intensive care units (ICU). Sleep is one of the basic biological needs of human. Sleep deficit can lead to psychical and psychological dysfunction that can affect the healing process. The diploma thesis is dealing with sleeping issues of patients hospitalized especially at intensive care units. The aim of the study is to determining the opinions of nurses that work at intensive care units on meeting the needs relating with sleep and rest of hospitalized patients and mapping, what interventions they use to prevent of occurrence of difficulties in this area. The theoretical part at first describes physiology of sleep and biological rhythms, then sleep disorders, then factors affecting sleep along with the consequences of the lack of sleep and last nursing process for patients with sleep disorder. The empirical part presents the results of questionnaire survey and then results of executed statistical analysis. Established hypothesis not have been assumed in results of survey...
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Student sleeping patterns and the peculiarities and problems associated with them.
KRAMPLOVÁ, Monika
The presented thesis is focused on the topic "Sleep of students and peculiarities or problems associated with it." The work is focused on sleep patterns of adolescents. It is divided into two main parts. The first part is dealt with the theoretical basis of the issue - basic concepts are explained there and the sleep is described there in the psychological and physiological points of view. The attention is paid to the period of adolescence, including possible mental problems of adolescents and the role of the pupil at school. In the second (practical) part the methodology of the research is described there. As a research tool a standard questionnaire was chosen for it. The information obtained from this survey was used to draw conclusions and results were described and interpreted. The bachelor thesis will be provided to school leadership, where a research was carried out and can also serve as an information source.
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