SLEEP INSUFFICIENCY

Course overview

INSUFFICIENT SLEEP OCCURS DUE TO AN INADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY FOR SLEEP AND IS DEFINED AS A SHORTER SLEEP DURATION THAN REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN DAYTIME WAKEFULNESS. IT IS PREVALENT IN THE US POPULATION, WITH UP TO ONE-THIRD OF THE POPULATION REPORTING POOR SLEEP. IT HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, OBESITY, AND REDUCED DAYTIME PERFORMANCE. A THOROUGH CLINICAL EVALUATION HELPS DIAGNOSE INSUFFICIENT SLEEP. MANAGEMENT INVOLVES EXTENDING TOTAL SLEEP TIME TO A DURATION EXPECTED FOR AGE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF INSUFFICIENT SLEEP AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.