The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, South Australia, Australia.
The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, South Australia, Australia; Freemason's Centre for Men's Health, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Sleep Health. 2017 Feb;3(1):35-42. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2016.11.005. Epub 2017 Jan 24.
To measure the prevalence and social impacts of sleep problems in Australia.
Cross-sectional national adult online survey.
Community-based sample.
Australian adults ≥18 years, n=1011.
Self-reported inadequate sleep, of either duration or quality, and its daytime consequences affect 33%-45% of adults. Diagnosed sleep apnea is reported by 8%, significant insomnia by 20%, and restless legs by18% of adults. Besides specific clinical sleep disorders, poor sleep habits were common. Average reported sleep time is 7 hours, although 12% sleep less than 5½hours and 8% over 9 hours. Three-quarters (76%) of those who sleep less than 5½hours report frequent daytime impairment or sleep-related symptoms. Frequent, loud snoring is reported by 24% of men and 17% of women. Among these, 70% report daytime impairment or other sleep-related symptoms. Twenty-six percent report Internet use most or every night just before bed and frequent sleep difficulties or daytime impairments. Similarly, 16% of working adults do work just before bed and also have frequent sleep difficulties or daytime sleep-related symptoms. Younger adults (18-34 years) sleep around 1 hour longer before non-work days than working days compared with 18 minutes in older age groups. In the past 3 months, 29% of adults report making errors at work due to sleepiness or sleep problems. Driving while drowsy at least every month is reported by 29% of people, 20% have nodded off while driving, and 5% have had an accident in the past year because they dozed off.
Sleep problems and daytime consequences are endemic among Australian adults. A focus on healthy sleep at a policy level as well as increased clinician and public awareness may be warranted.
测量澳大利亚睡眠问题的流行程度和社会影响。
横断面全国成人在线调查。
基于社区的样本。
澳大利亚≥18 岁的成年人，n=1011。
报告的睡眠不足（无论是持续时间还是质量）及其白天后果影响了 33%-45%的成年人。诊断为睡眠呼吸暂停的报告率为 8%，显著失眠的报告率为 20%，不安腿的报告率为 18%。除了特定的临床睡眠障碍外，不良的睡眠习惯也很常见。报告的平均睡眠时间为 7 小时，尽管 12%的人睡眠不足 5 个半小时，8%的人睡眠时间超过 9 小时。睡眠不足 5 个半小时的人中，有四分之三（76%）报告经常在白天出现损伤或与睡眠相关的症状。24%的男性和 17%的女性报告频繁打鼾。其中，70%的人报告白天出现损伤或其他与睡眠相关的症状。26%的人报告说，他们大多数或每晚睡前都在使用互联网，并且经常出现睡眠困难或白天睡眠相关的症状。同样，16%的上班族在睡前工作，也经常出现睡眠困难或白天与睡眠相关的症状。与年龄较大的群体相比，18-34 岁的年轻人在非工作日比工作日前多睡约 1 小时。在过去 3 个月中，29%的成年人报告因困倦或睡眠问题在工作中犯错误。29%的人报告说至少每月有一次开车时犯困，20%的人在开车时打盹，5%的人在过去一年中因打盹而发生事故。
睡眠问题和白天后果在澳大利亚成年人中普遍存在。在政策层面上关注健康睡眠，以及提高临床医生和公众的认识，可能是必要的。
