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Veeraiah, Shivakumar
- Effect of Stress on Sleep in it Individuals of Bangalore City
Authors
1 Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, IN
Source
International Journal of Physiology, Vol 1, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 38-41Abstract
The urban lifestyle aggravated by rat racing is a stressor, taking toll on the elixir of life, the sleep. In addition IT professionals are always under high work pressure, more achievement oriented and their long working hours lead to high stress. Hence the current study is undertaken to investigate the effect of stress on sleep architecture in IT professionals.
Objectives: To Evaluate the sleep architecture by using polysomnography in subjects having high stress score.
Methodology: The IT professionals of Bangalore city in the age group of 25-40 years were given State Trait Anxiety Inventory questionnaire. 44 subjects who scored above 40 in STAI were considered stressed and subjected to polysomnography recording in the sleep lab at Victoria hospital, BMCRI. The recording was scored manually by Kales method and statistically analysed
Results: It was found that PSG parameters like sleep latency, wake after sleep onset, stage1% were prolonged and sleep efficiency reduced in the study group as compared to normative data for that age group given by American Academy of Sleep Medicine manual.
Interpretation&Conclusions: The increased activity in Locus-ceruleus and nor-epinephrine projections as well as increased levels of ephinephrine and cortisol during stress are responsible for the altered parameters on PSG.
Keywords
IT Professionals, Sleep Architecture, Stress
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- Efficacy of Relaxation Technique in Normalizing Altered Sleep Architecture in Stressed Information Technology Professionals of Bangalore City
Authors
1 Dept of Physiology, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, IN
2 Government Hospital,Belur, Hassan Dist,Karnataka, IN
3 Dept of Physiology, Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore, IN
Source
International Journal of Physiology, Vol 2, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 91-95Abstract
Study objective: The urban life style with rat racing, and high work pressure at working place are stressors for IT individuals, taking toll on sleep. They can counteract negative effect of stress by evoking relaxation response which is the state of deep rest.
Hence, the study is undertaken to investigate efficacy of relaxation technique in normalizing altered sleep architecture in stressed IT individuals
Study design ,Participants & Intervention: The study involved 44 IT Professionals of Bangalore city in the age group of 25-40 years and having stress scores more than 40 and considered stressful as per State trait anxiety inventory.They were subjected to Polysomonography recording in the sleep lab at Victoria Hospital, Bangalore. The subjects underwent training&Practice of relaxation technique for 48 days&subjected to final recording of Polysomonography. Manual scoring of PSG recordings were done as per Kale' Manual, were compiled&statistically analyzed.
Results and Conclusion: Sleep latency, wake after sleep onset, stage 1% were prolonged and sleep efficiency reduced when compared with normative data of American Society of Sleep Medicine for that Age group in recordings obtained before training. Significant improvement was seen in the above said parameters after training and practice of Relaxation technique for 48 days, Stress by increasing activity in locus ceruleus, norepinephrine projections and also by increasing levels of epinephrine and cortisol alter parameters on PSG.
Relaxation technique by calming stress response systems improves quality of sleep.