S A Chung

Summary

Affiliation: University of Toronto
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Blocking low-wavelength light prevents nocturnal melatonin suppression with no adverse effect on performance during simulated shift work
    Leonid Kayumov
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, ECW 3D 035, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:2755-61. 2005
  2. ncbi Knowledge of sleep apnea in a sample grouping of primary care physicians
    S A Chung
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, The University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Sleep Breath 5:115-21. 2001
  3. ncbi Sleep and health consequences of shift work in women
    Sharon A Chung
    Sleep Research Unit, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:965-77. 2009
  4. ncbi How, what, and why of sleep apnea. Perspectives for primary care physicians
    Sharon A Chung
    Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St, ECW 3D 008, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
    Can Fam Physician 48:1073-80. 2002
  5. ncbi Subjective and objective evaluation of sleep and performance in daytime versus nighttime sleep in extended-hours shift-workers at an underground mine
    Jamil L Hossain
    Sleep Research Laboratory and the Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Occup Environ Med 46:212-26. 2004
  6. ncbi Moderate exercise and bright light treatment in overweight and obese individuals
    Andrea Dunai
    Sleep Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1749-57. 2007
  7. ncbi Polysomnographic and symptomatological analyses of major depressive disorder patients treated with mirtazapine
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 51:27-34. 2006
  8. ncbi Fatigue and shift work
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Sleep Res 15:1-5. 2006
  9. ncbi Validation of a short questionnaire in English and French for use in patients with persistent upper gastrointestinal symptoms despite proton pump inhibitor therapy: the PASS (Proton pump inhibitor Acid Suppression Symptom) test
    David Armstrong
    Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Gastroenterol 19:350-8. 2005
  10. ncbi STOP questionnaire: a tool to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea
    Frances Chung
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Anesthesiology 108:812-21. 2008

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Publications13

  1. ncbi Blocking low-wavelength light prevents nocturnal melatonin suppression with no adverse effect on performance during simulated shift work
    Leonid Kayumov
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, ECW 3D 035, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:2755-61. 2005
    ..Unfiltered bright light drastically suppressed melatonin production. Normalization of endogenous melatonin production while wearing goggles did not impair measures of performance, subjective sleepiness, or alertness...
  2. ncbi Knowledge of sleep apnea in a sample grouping of primary care physicians
    S A Chung
    Sleep Research Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, The University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Sleep Breath 5:115-21. 2001
    ..The purpose of this pilot study was to examine four groups of primary care physicians' knowledge of sleep apnea...
  3. ncbi Sleep and health consequences of shift work in women
    Sharon A Chung
    Sleep Research Unit, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Womens Health (Larchmt) 18:965-77. 2009
    ..The literature suggests that women shift workers report poor sleep quality and experience reproductive disturbances, an increased risk of breast cancer, and a greater risk of metabolic and cardiovascular disorders...
  4. ncbi How, what, and why of sleep apnea. Perspectives for primary care physicians
    Sharon A Chung
    Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St, ECW 3D 008, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
    Can Fam Physician 48:1073-80. 2002
    ..To review the need for primary care physicians to screen for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)...
  5. ncbi Subjective and objective evaluation of sleep and performance in daytime versus nighttime sleep in extended-hours shift-workers at an underground mine
    Jamil L Hossain
    Sleep Research Laboratory and the Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Occup Environ Med 46:212-26. 2004
    ..We suggest that these benefits are mostly the result of the timing of the new nightshift start and end times rather than other shift-schedule factors...
  6. ncbi Moderate exercise and bright light treatment in overweight and obese individuals
    Andrea Dunai
    Sleep Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 15:1749-57. 2007
    ..The aim of this study is to conduct a controlled investigation of the effects of bright light therapy and exercise on weight loss and body composition in overweight and obese individuals...
  7. ncbi Polysomnographic and symptomatological analyses of major depressive disorder patients treated with mirtazapine
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    Can J Psychiatry 51:27-34. 2006
    ....
  8. ncbi Fatigue and shift work
    Jianhua Shen
    Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    J Sleep Res 15:1-5. 2006
    ..Future research should address the possibility of using the FSS as an indicator when the frequency of shift work has become high enough to adversely affect work performance or cause health problems...
  9. ncbi Validation of a short questionnaire in English and French for use in patients with persistent upper gastrointestinal symptoms despite proton pump inhibitor therapy: the PASS (Proton pump inhibitor Acid Suppression Symptom) test
    David Armstrong
    Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Can J Gastroenterol 19:350-8. 2005
    ....
  10. ncbi STOP questionnaire: a tool to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea
    Frances Chung
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Anesthesiology 108:812-21. 2008
    ..However, no screening tool for OSA has been validated in surgical patients. This study was conducted to develop and validate a concise and easy-to-use questionnaire for OSA screening in surgical patients...
  11. ncbi Validation of the Berlin questionnaire and American Society of Anesthesiologists checklist as screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea in surgical patients
    Frances Chung
    Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Anesthesiology 108:822-30. 2008
    ..This study was conducted to validate the Berlin questionnaire and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) checklist in surgical patients and to compare them with the STOP questionnaire...
  12. ncbi A systemic review of obstructive sleep apnea and its implications for anesthesiologists
    Sharon A Chung
    Department of Anesthesia, McL 2 405, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T2S8
    Anesth Analg 107:1543-63. 2008
    ..We present a systematic review of the literature on the perioperative management of surgical patients with OSA...
  13. ncbi The effect of one versus two nights of in-laboratory continuous positive airway pressure titration on continuous positive airway pressure compliance
    Julia L Kaplan
    Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Behav Sleep Med 5:117-29. 2007
    ..To investigate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance after one versus two nights of CPAP titration...