Journal Article

Economic Implications of Sleep Disorders

Skaer, Tracy L., Sclar, David A.

2010

Overview

Sleep disorders such as insomnia, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and fatigue, sleep deprivation and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are increasingly seen in clinical practice. Sleep is considered vital for preserving daytime cognitive function and physiological well-being. Sleep insufficiency may have deleterious effects on work-life balance, overall health and safety. The consequential economic burden at both the individual and societal levels is significant. Moreover, sleep disorders are commonly associated with other major medical problems such as chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, dementias, gastrointestinal disorders and diabetes mellitus. Thus, in order to properly care for patients presenting with sleep-related morbidity, and to reduce the consequential economic burden, accurate screening efforts and efficacious/cost-effective treatments need to be developed and employed.

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing,Adis International,Springer Healthcare | Adis,Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Absenteeism / Alzheimer's disease / Analysis / Anxiety disorders / assessment / Asthma / Biological and medical sciences / Bronchitis / Care and treatment / Chronic illnesses / Chronic pain / Circadian rhythm / Cost of Illness / Diabetes / Diagnosis / Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes / Dyssomnias / Economic aspects / Economic impact / Epilepsy / Fatigue / Fibromyalgia / Gastroesophageal reflux / Health Administration / Health Care Costs / Health Economics / Humans / Identification and classification / Insomnia / Intrinsic-sleep-disorders / Jet lag / Medical care, Cost of / Medical research / Medical sciences / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Mental depression / Mental disorders / Morbidity / Mortality / Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) / Neurology / Parasomnias / Parkinson's disease / Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes / Public Health / Quality of Life / Quality of Life Research / REM sleep / Restless legs syndrome / Review Article / Shift work / Side effects / Sleep apnea / Sleep deprivation / Sleep disorders / Sleep Wake Disorders - classification / Sleep Wake Disorders - complications / Sleep Wake Disorders - economics / Sleep Wake Disorders - therapy / Sleep-apnoea-syndrome / Studies / Ulcers / Work life balance