Routinely assessing patients' sleep health is time well spent

Routinely assessing patients' sleep health is time well spent

Poor sleep health is common in today's society and contributes to a wide array of health problems, decreases productivity, and increases the risk of accidents. Key sleep characteristics that should be assessed by clinicians include sleep duration, sleep quality, sleep timing, daytime alertness,...

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Main Authors: Jean-Philippe Chaput, Judy Shiau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335519300361
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spelling doaj-33a8ea826f29433ea3b6064e130bf76a2020-11-25T02:32:26ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552019-06-0114Routinely assessing patients' sleep health is time well spentJean-Philippe Chaput0Judy Shiau1Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Corresponding author at: Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, 401 Smyth Road, Ottawa K1H 8L1, Ontario, Canada.LEAF Weight Management Clinic, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaPoor sleep health is common in today's society and contributes to a wide array of health problems, decreases productivity, and increases the risk of accidents. Key sleep characteristics that should be assessed by clinicians include sleep duration, sleep quality, sleep timing, daytime alertness, and the absence of a sleep disorder. Examples of questions to be used by busy clinicians to quickly assess a patient's sleep health are provided. It is hoped that sleep health will be given the same level of attention as diet and exercise in clinic. Keywords: Sleep, Lifestyle, Clinic, Assessment, Public healthhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335519300361
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description Poor sleep health is common in today's society and contributes to a wide array of health problems, decreases productivity, and increases the risk of accidents. Key sleep characteristics that should be assessed by clinicians include sleep duration, sleep quality, sleep timing, daytime alertness, and the absence of a sleep disorder. Examples of questions to be used by busy clinicians to quickly assess a patient's sleep health are provided. It is hoped that sleep health will be given the same level of attention as diet and exercise in clinic. Keywords: Sleep, Lifestyle, Clinic, Assessment, Public health
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