TY - JOUR
T1 - Insomnia and sleep apnea in midlife women
T2 - Prevalence and consequences to health and functioning
AU - Hall, Martica H.
AU - Kline, Christopher E.
AU - Nowakowski, Sara
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Faculty of 1000 Ltd.
PY - 2015/5/26
Y1 - 2015/5/26
N2 - Sleep disturbance is common during the menopausal transition, with numerous downstream consequences to health and functioning, including reduced quality of life, impaired mental health, and increased physical health morbidity. Insomnia affects approximately 50% of midlife women and is characterized by nocturnal symptoms of difficulties initiating or maintaining sleep (or both) and daytime symptoms that impair occupational, social, or other components of functioning. In addition, approximately 20% of midlife women develop sleep-disordered breathing during the menopausal transition. This commentary summarizes the prevalence, risk factors, and treatment options for each of these sleep disorders in midlife women, with specific focus on first-line treatments for insomnia (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) and sleep-disordered breathing (continuous positive airway pressure) and unique considerations for treating sleep disorders in midlife women. Future directions are also discussed.
AB - Sleep disturbance is common during the menopausal transition, with numerous downstream consequences to health and functioning, including reduced quality of life, impaired mental health, and increased physical health morbidity. Insomnia affects approximately 50% of midlife women and is characterized by nocturnal symptoms of difficulties initiating or maintaining sleep (or both) and daytime symptoms that impair occupational, social, or other components of functioning. In addition, approximately 20% of midlife women develop sleep-disordered breathing during the menopausal transition. This commentary summarizes the prevalence, risk factors, and treatment options for each of these sleep disorders in midlife women, with specific focus on first-line treatments for insomnia (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) and sleep-disordered breathing (continuous positive airway pressure) and unique considerations for treating sleep disorders in midlife women. Future directions are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.12703/P7-63
DO - 10.12703/P7-63
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26097736
AN - SCOPUS:84931264105
SN - 2051-7599
VL - 7
JO - F1000Prime Reports
JF - F1000Prime Reports
M1 - 63
ER -