Randa Ali- Labib Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mobile; Salivary amylase; Quality of sleep; HRQL
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Randa Ali- Labib belongs to Department of Medical Biochemistry and her interest are Western Blot Analysis Apoptosis Flow Cytometry PCR Molecular Cell Biology Cancer Biomarkers Electrophoresis Gene Expression Cancer Biology Cell Proliferation and his one of the publication is Vitamin D receptor gene methylation in hepatocellular carcinoma
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Author(s): Wahba HMF, Walaa W Aly, Salma MS Elsaid and Randa Ali- Labib
Objectives: To detect the levels of salivary amylase with mobile usage and its correlation with sleep deprivation and impaired Health related quality of life (HRQL) in a sample of Egyptian elderly. Methodology: This study was conducted on 100 elderly, all participants underwent comprehensive geriatric assessment. Sleep assessment was done using the ― Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)‖ and assessment of QOL using The SF-12 and saliva was collected in a sterile suitable sampling devise for Salivary amylase measurement.
Results: Significant correlations were found between hours of mobile usage and age, both components of HRQL and quality of sleep but insignificant relation ... view more»