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Sarah Blunden
Researcher at Central Queensland University
Publications - 82
Citations - 3758
Sarah Blunden is an academic researcher from Central Queensland University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sleep disorder & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 73 publications receiving 3169 citations. Previous affiliations of Sarah Blunden include University of Queensland & University of South Australia.
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Behavior and neurocognitive performance in children aged 5-10 years who snore compared to controls.
TL;DR: It is suggested that neurocognitive performance is reduced in children who snore but are otherwise healthy and who do not have severe OSAS, and the impact of mild sleep disordered breathing on daytime functioning may be more significant than previously realized.
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A Mediterranean-style dietary intervention supplemented with fish oil improves diet quality and mental health in people with depression: A randomized controlled trial (HELFIMED)
Natalie Parletta,Dorota Zarnowiecki,Jihyun Cho,Amy L. Wilson,Svetlana Bogomolova,Anthony Villani,Catherine Itsiopoulos,Theo Niyonsenga,Sarah Blunden,Barbara J. Meyer,Leonie Segal,Bernhard T. Baune,Kerin O'Dea +12 more
TL;DR: This is one of the first randomized controlled trials to show that healthy dietary changes are achievable and, supplemented with fish oil, can improve mental health in people with depression.
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Never Enough Sleep: A Brief History of Sleep Recommendations for Children
TL;DR: A lack of empirical evidence for sleep recommendations was universally acknowledged and recommended sleep was consistently ∼37 minutes greater than actual sleep, although both declined over time.
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The relationships between sex, age, geography and time in bed in adolescents: a meta-analysis of data from 23 countries.
TL;DR: Sex, age, geographical region and day type interact and predict sleep patterns in adolescents, and one consistent trend is the increasing gap between sleep on school days and non-school days as adolescents get older.
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A Mediterranean-style dietary intervention supplemented with fish oil improves diet quality and mental health in people with depression: A randomised controlled trial (HELFIMED)
Natalie Parletta,Dorota Zarnowiecki,Jihyun Cho,Amy L. Wilson,Svetlana Bogomolova,Anthony Villani,Catherine Itsiopoulos,Theo Niyonsenga,Sarah Blunden,Barbara J. Meyer,Leonie Segal,Bernhard T. Baune,Anne O'Dea +12 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether a Mediterranean-style diet (MedDiet) supplemented with fish oil can improve mental health in adults suffering depression and found that increased omega-3, decreased omega-6 and improved mental health.