Insomnia

An economic analysis of a clinical sleep intervention suggests it may provide a step toward improved health equity.

Previous studies aimed at understanding the association between intermittent hypoxia and impaired vigilance in patients with OSA provided conflicting results.

New research indicated that the effects of sleep and physical activity deficiencies in low income youth were found to have an association with maladjustment.

Sleep expert Dr. Sara Mednick says one of the major goals to improve sleep health isn't simply for health benefits, but because it's essential to repair the daily buildup of toxins that accumulate during each wake period.

The total duration of sleep increased from 9 hours 8 minutes prior to the pandemic to 9 hours 54 minutes during school closures in Taiwan.

A multiple linear regression analysis reported a significant, positive association between sleep quality and number of CVD risk factors.

Both shorter and longer sleep duration were associated with fewer academic enables and lower academic skills and math grades.

New research found a correlation between actigraphy determined night-to-night sleep regularity and glycemic control over a 249 person-days CGM period.

Advanced practice practitioners share final pearls with their colleagues for the management of sleep disorders.

Dr Wendy Wright and Debra Davis comment on unmet needs in insomnia and other sleep disorders.

Advanced practice practitioners discuss how they assess treatment response and patient adherence in insomnia, and considerations for changing treatment.

Drs Wendy Wright and Debra Davis provide an overview of phase 3 trial data for the most recently FDA approved DORA, daridorexant, for the treatment of insomnia.

Findings revealed that self-health issues, family-health issues, and financial stress were the leading co-occurrences in older adults during the beginning of the pandemic.

Data show older men and women are getting less and less sleep. However, women are much more likely to report such issues than men, despite faring slightly better in polysomnography tests.

A study from China shows women receiving laparoscopic surgery had better sleep quality in the days after when receiving the treatment as an intraoperative prophylactic.

Advanced practice practitioners discuss dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) suvorexant, lemborexant, and daridorexant for the treatment of sleep disorders.

Wendy Wright and Debra Davis provide an overview of pathways and neurotransmitters involved in sleep and wake cycles.

Investigators aimed to characterize and evaluate the prevalence of sleep symptoms in patients with long COVID syndrome.

Factors including trust of information, fear, and resilience were related to insomnia and suicidal thoughts in healthcare workers, general population and outpatients.

A cohort study aimed to examine the risk of overdose when treating patients with benzodiazepines compared with alternative therapies for sleep disorders, specifically in young people.

Dr Wendy Wright and Debra Davis review treatment options for sleep disorders, including benzodiazepines, z-drugs, and dual orexin receptor antagonists (DORAs) and their treatment selection criteria.

Advanced nurse practitioners talk about the importance of early diagnosis of insomnia and other sleep disorders.

An expert in sleep medicine highlights challenges in prescribing DORAs and importance of discussing insomnia with patients in the primary care setting.

Dr Paul Doghramji shares his approach to switching medications for the treatment of insomnia.

Paul Doghramji, MD, FAAFP, shares his personal experience with DORAs in clinical practice to manage insomnia and discusses treatment adherence with insomnia medications.