{"title":"Outcomes of remotely delivered behavioral insomnia interventions for children and adolescents: systematic review of randomized controlled trials","authors":"Suncica Lah, Thanh Vinh Cao","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1261142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1261142","url":null,"abstract":"Pediatric insomnia is common and can be effectively treated with behavioral therapies delivered face-to face. Such treatments could also improve children's mood, cognition, and quality of life, and caregivers' wellbeing. There is a discrepancy between high needs and limited access to pediatric behavioral insomnia treatments, which could be improved by provision of technology enhanced interventions. No study reviewed outcomes of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of remotely delivered psychological treatments for pediatric insomnia. The current study aimed to examine (i) the outcomes of remotely delivered RCTs for pediatric insomnia/insomnia symptoms and (ii) whether gains made in treatment extend to functional correlates. We conducted a systematic review according to Cochrane and PRISMA guidelines. PsychINFO, PubMed/Medline and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched for RCTs reporting on remotely delivered behavioral treatments for insomnia and insomnia symptoms. Data was abstracted and the risk of bias were assessed in November 2022 and November 2023. Seven RCTs (nine manuscripts) involving 786 participants, with the mean age from 19.3 months to 16.9 years, were identified. Four different treatments were used. Risk of bias ranged from low to high and was the highest for the randomization process. Across studies, significant improvements were found in some (but not all) sleep parameters, namely: sleep quality and sleep efficacy on questionnaires and on actigraphy, despite heterogeneity of the treatments used, age of participants and instruments employed to assess outcomes. Improvements gained in treatments delivered remotely was compared to treatments delivered face-to-face in 3 studies and were found to be comparable or slightly lower. No worsening was observed on either objective or subjective measures of sleep, except for sleep onset latency and wake after sleep onset that improved on questionnaires but worsened on actigraphy in one study each. Children's mood improved across studies on parent and self-report measures. Other possible functional gains were understudied. Our study provides preliminary evidence of improved sleep following remotely delivered behavioral treatments for pediatric insomnia, and improvements in children's mood. Further research is needed to develop individualized treatments that will cater for different developmental needs and types of insomnia symptoms and examine not only group but also individual outcomes.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":" 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139626803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren Dobson, Ella Milne, Heather Halperin, Deborah Olmstead, Shannon D. Scott, M. Castro-Codesal
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 pandemic in children using non-invasive ventilation: a thematic analysis of caregivers answers to a survey study","authors":"Lauren Dobson, Ella Milne, Heather Halperin, Deborah Olmstead, Shannon D. Scott, M. Castro-Codesal","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1328558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1328558","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in drastic changes in people's lives, more so in individuals with chronic conditions, such as children with chronic respiratory disorders requiring home non-invasive ventilation. Our research question was: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the daily lives of children using home NIV and their families and their NIV adherence?An anonymous online survey was administered to caregivers of pediatric patients using home NIV followed at the Stollery's Pediatric NIV Program in Alberta, Canada, between September 2020 and September 2021. Thematic analysis was conducted for the identification of emerging themes.Four themes were identified: (1) positive effects, (2) negative effects, (3) neutral effects, and (4) impact on NIV adherence. Effects of COVID-19 on children and families were reported by 55 respondents (57% response rate). Positive effects included a slower lifestyle, more family time, and less recurrent acute respiratory illness. Negative effects included increased parental anxiety, prolonged social isolation beyond imposed restrictions, and limited access to health supplies. Despite these negative effects, 90% of respondents reported adequate maintenance or even increases in their child's NIV use. A general sense of benefit in the virtual specialized care model was also highlighted.COVID-19 resulted in varying levels of impact on the lives of children using NIV, not unlike the general population. Negative effects, however, appeared to intensify in these technology-dependent children. NIV adherence, however, was prioritized by families and even increased during COVID-19. Further research is needed to analyse the potential benefits of virtual models of specialized care.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":"3 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139439284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Wunderlin, C. Zeller, Korian Wicki, Christoph Nissen, M. Züst
{"title":"Acoustic stimulation during slow wave sleep shows delayed effects on memory performance in older adults","authors":"M. Wunderlin, C. Zeller, Korian Wicki, Christoph Nissen, M. Züst","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1294957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1294957","url":null,"abstract":"In young healthy adults, phase-locked acoustic stimulation (PLAS) during slow wave sleep (SWS) can boost over-night episodic memory consolidation. In older adults, evidence is scarce and available results are inconsistent, pointing toward reduced PLAS-effectiveness. We argue that multiple stimulation nights are required for effects to unfold in older individuals to compensate for age-related reductions in both SWS and memory performance. We test this assumption in a longitudinal within-subject design.In a larger previous project, older adults participated in a three-night intervention receiving either real-PLAS (STIM group) or sham-PLAS (SHAM group). Encoding and immediate recall of face-occupation pairs was administered on the evening of the first intervention night (session one), with feedback-based retrievals ensuing on all following mornings and evenings across the intervention. To test for the benefit of the real-PLAS over sham-PLAS intervention within participants, 16 older adults [agemean: 68.9 (SD: 3.7)] were re-invited receiving the real-PLAS intervention exclusively. This resulted in a SHAMSTIM group (n = 9; T1: sham-PLAS intervention, T2: real-PLAS intervention) and a STIMSTIM group (n = 7; T1 and T2: real-PLAS intervention).While the STIMSTIM group exhibited highly similar responses during T1 and T2, the SHAMSTIM group exhibited a significantly higher increase in memory performance at T2 (real-PLAS) compared to T1 (sham-PLAS). These gains can be attributed to the late stages of the experiment, after three nights of real-PLAS, and remained stable when correcting for changes in baseline sleep quality (PSQI) and baseline cognitive ability (Montreal Cognitive Assessment) between T1 and T2.We show that in older adults, PLAS-induced memory effects are delayed and manifest over the course of a three-night-PLAS intervention. Our results might explain the lack of effects in previous PLAS studies, where memory performance was solely assessed after a single night of PLAS.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":"42 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139382481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allison Monterastelli, John Adams, C. Eastman, S. Crowley
{"title":"The forbidden zone for sleep is more robust in adolescents compared to adults","authors":"Allison Monterastelli, John Adams, C. Eastman, S. Crowley","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1304647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1304647","url":null,"abstract":"The propensity for sleep shifts later as puberty progresses. The present analysis examines whether the circadian-dependent wake maintenance zone, or forbidden zone for sleep observed in the evening just before habitual bedtime is more pronounced in late to post-pubertal adolescents compared to adults and may partly explain late sleep onset in maturing adolescents.Forty four healthy late/post-pubertal adolescents (aged 14.3–17.8 years, 23 female) and 44 healthy adults (aged 30.8–45.8 years, 21 female) participated in an ultradian light/dark protocol for 3 days cycling between 2-h wake periods (~20 lux) and 2-h nap periods (~0 lux) without external time cues. The dim light melatonin onset (DLMO), a measure of circadian phase, was measured immediately before the ultradian protocol by sampling saliva every 30 min in dim light. Wrist actigraphs were used to assess sleep onset latency and total sleep time during the naps that occurred during the ultradian sleep/wake schedule. Sleep episodes were grouped into 2-h bins relative to individual DLMOs (28–56 naps/bin). Sleep onset and total sleep time were compared between adolescents and adults as well as between males and females within each age group.Adolescents took significantly longer to fall asleep compared to adults during naps that occurred in the 4 h window surrounding the DLMO [2h before DLMO t(50) = 2.13, p = 0.04; 2 h after DLMO t(33) = 3.25, p = 0.003]. Adolescents also slept significantly less than adults during naps that occurred in the 4-h window surrounding DLMO [2 h before DLMO t(51) = −2.91, p = 0.01; 2 h after DLMO t(33) = −1.99, p = 0.05]. Adolescent males slept less than adolescent females in naps that occurred in the 2 h window after the DLMO [t(14) = −2.24, p = 0.04].Compared to adults, late/post-pubertal adolescents showed greater difficulty falling asleep and maintaining sleep around the time of their DLMO, which usually occurs a few hours before habitual sleep onset. A greater amplitude in the circadian-driven forbidden zone for sleep could be an additional physiological mechanism explaining why maturing adolescents find it difficult to fall asleep early, increasing the risk for restricted sleep in the context of early school start times.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":"95 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139386173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristine A. Wilckens, Rima F. Habte, Yue Dong, M. Stepan, Kibra M. Dessa, Alexis B. Whitehead, Christine W. Peng, Mary E. Fletcher, Daniel J. Buysse
{"title":"A pilot time-in-bed restriction intervention behaviorally enhances slow-wave activity in older adults","authors":"Kristine A. Wilckens, Rima F. Habte, Yue Dong, M. Stepan, Kibra M. Dessa, Alexis B. Whitehead, Christine W. Peng, Mary E. Fletcher, Daniel J. Buysse","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1265006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1265006","url":null,"abstract":"Identifying intervention methods that target sleep characteristics involved in memory processing is a priority for the field of cognitive aging. Older adults with greater sleep efficiency and non-rapid eye movement slow-wave activity (SWA) (0.5–4 Hz electroencephalographic activity) tend to exhibit better memory and cognitive abilities. Paradoxically, long total sleep times are consistently associated with poorer cognition in older adults. Thus, maximizing sleep efficiency and SWA may be a priority relative to increasing mere total sleep time. As clinical behavioral sleep treatments do not consistently enhance SWA, and propensity for SWA increases with time spent awake, we examined with a proof-of concept pilot intervention whether a greater dose of time-in-bed (TiB) restriction (75% of habitual TiB) would increase both sleep efficiency and SWA in older adults with difficulties staying asleep without impairing memory performance.Participants were adults ages 55–80 with diary-reported sleep efficiency < 90% and wake after sleep onset (WASO) >20 min. Sleep diary, actigraphy, polysomnography (PSG), and paired associate memory acquisition and retention were assessed before and after a week-long TiB restriction intervention (n = 30). TiB was restricted to 75% of diary-reported habitual TiB. A comparison group of n = 5 participants repeated assessments while following their usual sleep schedule to obtain preliminary estimates of effect sizes associated with repeated testing.Subjective and objective sleep measures robustly improved in the TiB restriction group for sleep quality, sleep depth, sleep efficiency and WASO, at the expense of TiB and time spent in N1 and N2 sleep. As hypothesized, SWA increased robustly with TiB restriction across the 0.5–4 Hz range, as well as subjective sleep depth, subjective and objective WASO. Despite increases in sleepiness ratings, no impairments were found in memory acquisition or retention.A TiB restriction dose equivalent to 75% of habitual TiB robustly increased sleep continuity and SWA in older adults with sleep maintenance difficulties, without impairing memory performance. These findings may inform long-term behavioral SWA enhancement interventions aimed at improving memory performance and risk for cognitive impairments.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":"23 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139389322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in sleepPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-12-03DOI: 10.3389/frsle.2024.1405398
Hatty Lara, Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, Cori Manning, Matthew J Reid, Stephanie H Parade, Gina M Mason, Darlynn M Rojo-Wissar
{"title":"The role of sleep disturbances in associations between early life adversity and subsequent brain and language development during childhood.","authors":"Hatty Lara, Melissa Nevarez-Brewster, Cori Manning, Matthew J Reid, Stephanie H Parade, Gina M Mason, Darlynn M Rojo-Wissar","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2024.1405398","DOIUrl":"10.3389/frsle.2024.1405398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sleep disturbances are posited to play a key role in the development of poor mental and physical health outcomes related to early life adversity (ELA), in part through effects on brain development. Language development is critically important for health and developmental outcomes across the lifespan, including academic achievement and emotion regulation. Yet, very little research has focused on the dynamic contributions of ELA, sleep, and brain development on language outcomes. In this mini review, we summarize the current pediatric literature independently connecting ELA and sleep to language development, as well as the effects of ELA and sleep on language-relevant aspects of brain structure and function. We then propose a framework suggesting that sleep disturbances and subsequent effects on brain structure and function may act as key mechanisms linking ELA and language development. Future research investigating the associations among ELA, sleep, brain, and language development will refine our proposed framework and identify whether sleep should be included as an intervention target to mitigate the effects of early life adversity on language development.</p>","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":"3 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11870654/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frontiers in sleepPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-30DOI: 10.3389/frsle.2024.1403818
Aarti C Bhat, Jose A Diaz, Sun Ah Lee, David M Almeida, Soomi Lee
{"title":"Associations between Recession Hardships and Subjective and Objective Sleep Measures in the Midlife in the United States Study: Race and Gender Differences.","authors":"Aarti C Bhat, Jose A Diaz, Sun Ah Lee, David M Almeida, Soomi Lee","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2024.1403818","DOIUrl":"10.3389/frsle.2024.1403818","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study investigates the associations of retrospective reports of Recession hardships with 10-year changes in subjective and objective indicators of sleep, and whether these associations differ by race and gender.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>501 adults (14.57% Black; 54.49% female) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study reported on the subjective Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) across two waves (pre-Recession, collected 2004-2009; post-Recession, collected 2017-2022), as well as Recession hardships since 2008. A sub-sample of 201 adults (25.37% Black; 58.21% female) provided objective actigraphy-measured sleep data (total sleep time, sleep onset latency, sleep efficiency) across the two waves.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Descriptive analyses revealed Black participants had higher average Recession hardships, poorer post-Recession PSQI scores, and poorer post-Recession actigraphy sleep quantity and quality compared to white participants. Females had higher average Recession hardships compared to males; and reported poorer post-Recession PSQI, but had better objective post-Recession sleep quantity and quality compared to males. Regression models showed Recession hardships (across overall events, and sub-domains of financial and housing hardships) were associated with poorer PSQI and actigraphy-measured sleep efficiency following the Recession, adjusting for sociodemographic covariates, corresponding pre-Recession sleep variables, and pre-Recession chronic conditions. There was no evidence for significant moderation by race on sleep outcomes. However, gender moderation indicated associations between housing hardships and poorer actigraphy-measured sleep efficiency were more apparent for females than for males.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings indicate that Recession hardships (particularly in financial and housing domains) may be manifested in poor sleep. Racial and gender groups may have differential exposure and sleep-related reactivity to Recession hardships.</p>","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":"3 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11580659/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142711951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Felice Di Laudo, L. Baldelli, G. Mainieri, G. Loddo, A. Montini, Caterina Pazzaglia, Monica Sala, F. Mignani, Federica Provini
{"title":"Daytime sleepiness in Parkinson's disease: a multifaceted symptom","authors":"Felice Di Laudo, L. Baldelli, G. Mainieri, G. Loddo, A. Montini, Caterina Pazzaglia, Monica Sala, F. Mignani, Federica Provini","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1302021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1302021","url":null,"abstract":"Excessive daytime sleepiness is a symptom experienced by more than one-third of patients with Parkinson's disease and is associated with disease duration and severity, dopaminergic therapy, and several non-motor symptoms. In recent years, growing evidence has been suggesting “primary” sleepiness as a symptom in Parkinson's disease due to common pathophysiological features: for this reason, it is crucial to recognize sleepiness in these patients and to investigate and exclude other conditions possibly leading to sleepiness (e.g., heavy dopaminergic therapy or breathing disorders during sleep). For both inpatients and outpatients, the key to a correct diagnosis is a structured clinical interview, together with questionnaires, for a better characterization of symptoms and the use of objective measures as the most precise method to assess excessive daytime sleepiness. Finally, there are some therapeutical approaches that may be attempted for these patients, and although there is still no consensus on a standardized therapy, clinical trials with new drugs are currently persevered on.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":"6 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138944146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Justin T. Matsuura, Nicole S. Keller, Michael B. Lustik, Carmen E. Campbell, Chad E. Grills
{"title":"Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in a military traumatic brain injury clinic: a quality improvement project assessing the integration of a smartphone application with behavioral treatment","authors":"Justin T. Matsuura, Nicole S. Keller, Michael B. Lustik, Carmen E. Campbell, Chad E. Grills","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1268967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1268967","url":null,"abstract":"While the association between insomnia and traumatic brain injury (TBI) is well established, TBI rehabilitation programs that focus on sleep as a primary target are limited. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is an effective treatment for insomnia, however; its use within TBI clinics is relatively unknown. Therefore, our aim was to evaluate the implementation of CBTi, used in conjunction with a smartphone app for insomnia, within a US military TBI program to improve care within this setting.A TBI clinic at a US military installation.MHS beneficiaries underwent 6 sessions of CBTi and a 1-month post-treatment follow up session. Data was collected at each treatment session as part of routine clinical care.A total of 69 US MHS beneficiaries seen at a TBI clinic with a diagnosis of insomnia began CBTi. Attrition rate at the end of the CBTi program and 1-month posttreatment session was 35% and 48%, respectively. Results demonstrated that sleep onset latency (SOL) and wake after sleep onset (WASO) decreased during treatment (p's < 0.001). Further, symptoms reported on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) improved during CBTi (p < 0.001).Findings demonstrate how CBTi used in conjunction with a CBTi smartphone application can be used to effectively treat insomnia for MHS beneficiaries seeking care for TBIs. This evaluation provides the basis for further research on how CBTi may improve care within TBI programs.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":" 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138960823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sleep in women: a narrative review of hormonal influences, sex differences and health implications","authors":"M. Andersen, H. Hachul, I. Ishikura, S. Tufik","doi":"10.3389/frsle.2023.1271827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsle.2023.1271827","url":null,"abstract":"Sleep is a fundamental biological behavior that affects various aspects of health and wellbeing. However, there are some differences in respect of sleep between men and women. Notably, there are sex differences in relation to sleep problems and the potential comorbidities, such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, that are associated with these problems, with some evidence suggesting that women may have a greater predisposition to sleep disturbances. This narrative review provides a comprehensive analysis of the literature in respect of sex differences in the sleep, with the main focus being on women. Basic research has investigated sex-specific distinctions in sleep architecture, sleep quality, and circadian rhythms, while clinical studies have examined sex differences in sleep disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless leg syndrome. This narrative review also highlights the impact of the periods of hormonal fluctuations that occur across a woman's lifespan - such as during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause phase - and examines their effects on sleep. It also explores the influence of social and cultural factors on sleep patterns in women. Taken together, the evidence suggests that women may be more susceptible to sleep disturbance, and that gender-specific factors should be considered when evaluating sleep in clinical practice. Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms that underlie this and help guide the development of sex-specific interventions to improve sleep quality and promote holistic health in women.","PeriodicalId":73106,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in sleep","volume":" 63","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138961068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}