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Sleeping Mindfully, Jinal Gandhi
Sleeping Mindfully, Jinal Gandhi
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Insomnia is a disorder of hyperarousal that affects up to 30% of adults. Insomnia is based on cognitive dysfunction that causes us to worry and neuroendocrine factors that upregulate our autonomic nervous system. Studies have shown that just 10 minutes of daily mindfulness practice can improve sleep. Mindfulness is able to work at the root of both causes of insomnia. It improves our ability to relax through increasing attentional factors that impart control over stress hormones and helps reduce ruminative thoughts.
A Better Night’S Sleep: Improving Sleep Without Medication Through Behavioral Modification, Kyle Remy
A Better Night’S Sleep: Improving Sleep Without Medication Through Behavioral Modification, Kyle Remy
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Approximately 40 million Americans experience insomnia each year, defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine as unsatisfactory sleep that impacts daytime functioning. Sleep quality and duration affect daily functioning, quality of life, and overall health. Poor sleep quality/duration, increasing usage of technology before bedtime, and a growing reliance on medications for sleep have contributed to a nationally-recognized public health issue; The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has estimated annual costs of insomnia to be around $63.2 billion in worker productivity. Sleep hygiene is recommend by the American Academy of Family Physicians as a first-line approach to improving sleep. Patient …
Counting Sheep & Counting Zzzs: A Therapeutic Approach To Better Sleep Hygiene, Cameron Burke
Counting Sheep & Counting Zzzs: A Therapeutic Approach To Better Sleep Hygiene, Cameron Burke
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Many adults present to primary care clinics with concerns that they are not getting sufficient sleep. In an effort to address this problem, I created an informational brochure educating patients on current sleep recommendations, instructing them on how to improve sleep hygiene, as well as describing how to keep a sleep diary to improve sleep efficiency.