Sleep Med Psychophysiol.  2011 Dec;18(2):72-75.

Sleep Disorder and Socioeconomic Burden

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  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea. psychotx@naver.com

Abstract

Sleep disorders such as insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are very common disorders and may cause significant burden in terms of individual as well as societal aspects. Sleep insufficiency from such sleep disorders may cause deleterious effects on daily work life and may be associated with other major medical or psychiatric disorders including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, depression, and anxiety disorder. Various motor or occupational accident may result from the sleep problems. In addition, recent researches provide the method to evaluate the lost productivity time in terms of absenteeism and presenteeism. Moreover, several studies on cost-effectiveness of treatment of sleep disorders show that it is cost-effective.

Keyword

Sleep disorder; Socioeconomic burden; Insomnia; Obstructive sleep apnea; Restless legs syndrome

MeSH Terms

Absenteeism
Accidents, Occupational
Anxiety Disorders
Cardiovascular Diseases
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus
Efficiency
Restless Legs Syndrome
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Sleep Wake Disorders
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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