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Sleep and Quality of Life in Insomnia

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Purpose: Insomnia is highly prevalent in the general population, and most of the insomniacs complain of daily consequences the day following a poor night. However, it is very difficult to assess objectively this daytime impact. Quality of life (QOL) may be the most accurate way to understand the consequences of insomnia on the daily lives of patients. Subjects and Methods: Based on two keywords, insomnia and quality of life in Medline Pubmed, we reviewed articles on the subject from 1989 to 2006 and we retained those specifically focussed on QOL of insomniacs and some devoted to the impact of poor sleep on the QOL of subjects with other chronic illness. Results: We found very few studies focussed on the QOL of insomniacs. Many surveys were oriented on the QOL and sleep of patients with cancer or other chronic diseases. Conclusion: Insomnia is commonly linked to a worse quality of life status. QOL instruments may be powerful in showing the impact of poor sleep on the daily lives of patients by itself or during other associated chronic diseases. Specific QOL focussed on insomnia has to be developed to better assess the impact of insomnia on daytime functioning and to appreciate the efficacy of sleep treatments.

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  1. Section Psychopharmacology Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, 3508TB, PoBox 80082, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Joris C. Verster

  2. Divison of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street - Rm # BB813, New York, NY 10032, USA

    S. R. Pandi-Perumal

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit (KLARU), 3560 Bathurst St., Toronto, M6A 2E1, Canada

    David L. Streiner

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Leger, D. (2008). Sleep and Quality of Life in Insomnia. In: Verster, J.C., Pandi-Perumal, S.R., Streiner, D.L. (eds) Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-343-5_6

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