Sleep Science

Sleep Science

Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2014, Pages 107-113
Sleep Science

Review Article
The impact of sleep duration on self-rated health

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Abstract

Purpose

To review the association between sleep duration and self-rated health.

Methods

A search for original and review articles focusing on sleep duration and self-rated health was performed in PubMed. The general search strategy was [(“sleep duration” OR “total sleep time” OR “time in bed”) AND “self-rated health”].

Results

We found 22 articles in the English language; 8 articles with no direct association between sleep duration and self-rated health were excluded. Of these articles, 14 were considered potentially relevant and examined in detail, and 9 were excluded for not having self-rated health as the primary outcome. This work was compounded by 5 papers. The extremes of sleep duration (short or long) exhibited an interaction with poor or worse self-rated health.

Conclusion

The sleep duration issue should be considered when inquiring about health conditions, as this factor can lead to adverse results in global health status.

Keywords

Sleep
Sleep duration (SD)
Health
Self-rated health (SRH)

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Peer review under responsibility of Brazilian Association of Sleep