Insomnia

Aust Fam Physician. 2009 May;38(5):283.

Abstract

Management of insomnia rose significantly by age, from 0.2% of encounters with patients aged <25 years to 2.7% with patients aged 75 years and over. Insomnia was significantly more likely to be managed for female patients (1.4%) than for males (1.1%). Female patients were therefore significantly over represented at insomnia encounters (66.0%) compared with total BEACH encounters (57.1%), as were patients with Commonwealth concession or Repatriation health cards. Patients new to the practice and patients from non-English speaking backgrounds were under represented at insomnia encounters compared with all encounters (Figure 1).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Australia / epidemiology
  • Benzodiazepines / therapeutic use
  • Drug Utilization / statistics & numerical data
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data
  • Sex Factors
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / drug therapy
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Hypnotics and Sedatives
  • Benzodiazepines