2. A Research Career: There WasA Research Career: There Was
Always Another Research QuestionAlways Another Research Question
Martha J Lentz, PhD, RN
Scholarship Day May 2013
College of Nursing
University of New Mexico
13. Home Study-Insomnia TypesHome Study-Insomnia Types
Self-reported Insomnia N=101
Of These
PP-type (3 noc <85% Slp Efficiency) N=33
SO-type (3 noc >88% & 0 noc <85%) N=18
Unclassified (fewer 3 noc <85%) N=50
Self-reported good sleep N=30
Of These
Control (3 noc >88% & 0 noc <85%) N=14
14. What is sleep?What is sleep?
Self-report the experience of sleep
PSG- brain wave activity
Actigraphy movement
15. What does saying I have goodWhat does saying I have good
sleep or poor sleep mean?sleep or poor sleep mean?
Good sleep is what I am used to experiencing
Poor sleep, if different from past experience
Does PSG poor sleep arise from same
mechanism in self-reported good and poor
sleepers?
Are subtle PSG differences making the mis-
match of self-report and PSG sleep quality?
21. Median Pressure in KG to
Report of Pain
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Baseline Morning
1
Morning
2
Morning
3
p<.02
n= 7
22. Sleep In Women With and
Without Fibromyalgia
NR-04001, P30 NR 004001
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health
23. MacroMacro SleepSleep MeasuresMeasures
Fibromyalgia
n = 33
Control
n = 30
Sleep Period Time (min) 454.4±53.4 454.8±30.0
Total Sleep Time (min) 392.8±55.3 429.2±28.9
REM (min) 89.8±32.6 105.3±20.0
SWS 10.4% ± 8.5 12.2% ± 5.8
Wake (min) 58.9±40.5 25.3±11.2
24. Sleep Spindles in NREM Stage 2 in
Fibromyalgia and Control Women
Sleep Spindle Variables Fibromyalgia
n = 33
Control
n = 30
Number/minute in Stage 2, (± SD)* 3.85 ± 2.1 5.4 ± 2.9
Duration, mean seconds, (± SD)** 1.2 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.2
Spindle Time/epoch Stage 2, (± SD) *** 1.7 ± 1.2 2.7 ± 1.8
•Data are from C3; t-test, * P ≤ 0.02; ** P ≤ 0.03; *** P ≤ 0.02.
30. Nocturnal Asthma in Children
UW School of Nursing Intramural Fund
NR-08238, P30 NR 004001, T32 NR007106
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Institutes of Health
Gail Kieckhfer, PhD, ARNP
34. FEV 25-75FEV 25-75
session
UB+8
hours
after
sleep
onset
UB+4 hrs
after
sleep
onset
usual
bedtime
(UB)
Mean
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
UB+8
hours
after
sleep
onset
UB+4 hrs
after
sleep
onset
usual
bedtime
(UB)
Does the child have a diagnosis of asthma?
yesno
Error bars: 95% CI
fef25_75 sleep delay
night
fef25_75 baseline
night
36. Contingent Probability
Night Cough
Child Report
Parent
Report
Not at
all
A little
bit
Some
what
A lot
Not at
all 95%
100%
A little
bit
A little
bit
A lot
NR
100%
Without Asthma
75%
100%
With Asthma
37. Contingent Probability
Night Cough
Child Report
Parent
Report
Not at
all
A little
bit
Some
what
A lot
Not at
all 95%
15% 4% 2% 100%
A little
bit
A little
bit
A lot
NR
100%
Without Asthma
75%
100%
With Asthma