Chattu Vijay Kumar, Manzar Md Dilshad, Kumary Soosanna, Burman Deepa, Spence David Warren, Pandi-Perumal Seithikurippu R
Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2018 Dec 20;7(1):1. doi: 10.3390/healthcare7010001.
Good sleep is necessary for good physical and mental health and a good quality of life. Insufficient sleep is a pervasive and prominent problem in the modern 24-h society. A considerable body of evidence suggests that insufficient sleep causes hosts of adverse medical and mental dysfunctions. An extensive literature search was done in all the major databases for "insufficient sleep" and "public health implications" in this review. Globally, insufficient sleep is prevalent across various age groups, considered to be a public health epidemic that is often unrecognized, under-reported, and that has rather high economic costs. This paper addresses a brief overview on insufficient sleep, causes, and consequences, and how it adds to the existing burden of diseases. Insufficient sleep leads to the derailment of body systems, leading to increased incidences of cardiovascular morbidity, increased chances of diabetes mellitus, obesity, derailment of cognitive functions, vehicular accidents, and increased accidents at workplaces. The increased usage of smart phones and electronic devices is worsening the epidemic. Adolescents with insufficient sleep are likely to be overweight and may suffer from depressive symptoms. The paper concludes by emphasizing sleep quality assessments as an important early risk indicator, thereby reducing the incidence of a wide spectrum of morbidities.
良好的睡眠对于身心健康和高质量的生活至关重要。睡眠不足是现代24小时社会中普遍存在且突出的问题。大量证据表明，睡眠不足会引发一系列不良的医学和心理功能障碍。在本次综述中，我们在所有主要数据库中对“睡眠不足”和“对公共卫生的影响”进行了广泛的文献检索。在全球范围内，睡眠不足在各个年龄组中都很普遍，被视为一种往往未被认识、报告不足且经济成本相当高的公共卫生流行病。本文简要概述了睡眠不足、其成因和后果，以及它如何加重现有的疾病负担。睡眠不足会导致身体系统紊乱，导致心血管疾病发病率增加、患糖尿病和肥胖症的几率增加、认知功能紊乱、交通事故以及工作场所事故增加。智能手机和电子设备使用的增加正在使这一流行病恶化。睡眠不足的青少年可能超重，并可能出现抑郁症状。本文最后强调将睡眠质量评估作为一个重要的早期风险指标，从而降低多种疾病的发病率。
