Societal costs of insomnia

Damien Léger; Virginie Bayon

doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2010.01.003

Societal costs of insomnia

Sleep Med Rev. 2010 Dec;14(6):379-89. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.01.003. Epub 2010 Mar 31.

Authors

Damien Léger¹, Virginie Bayon

Affiliation

¹ Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de Médecine, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôtel Dieu de Paris, Sleep and Vigilance Center (Centre du Sommeil et de la Vigilance), 1 pl. du Parvis Notre Dame, 75181 Paris Cedex 04, France. damien.leger@htd.aphp.fr

PMID: 20359916
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.01.003

Abstract

Insomnia is the most common sleeping disorder and has been recognized as a major public health issue, associated with a high societal cost. The aim of this review is firstly to understand how the socio-demographic and career characteristics of insomniacs may influence the economical consequences of this disease. Secondly, it also tries to explain how patients seek help to cope with their insomnia. The review aims to carefully describe the possible links between insomnia and public health concerns as to point out what are the certitudes and the missing data on the consequences of insomnia on work, economics, accidents, costs and health related quality of life (HrQol).

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Absenteeism
Anxiety / economics
Anxiety / epidemiology
Comorbidity
Cost of Illness*
Depression / economics
Depression / epidemiology
Employment
Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Occupational Diseases / economics
Occupational Diseases / epidemiology
Quality of Life*
Risk Factors
Sick Leave / statistics & numerical data
Sleep Deprivation / economics
Sleep Deprivation / epidemiology
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / economics*
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / epidemiology*
Social Environment