Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
[9] [8] [10] [207] About 6% of people have insomnia that is not due to another problem and lasts for more than a month. [9] People over the age of 65 are affected more often than younger people. [7] Females are more often affected than males. [8] Insomnia is 40% more common in women than in men. [208]
Insomnia is the most common sleep problem, with many adults reporting occasional insomnia, and 10–15% reporting a chronic condition. [117] Insomnia can have many different causes, including psychological stress , a poor sleep environment, an inconsistent sleep schedule, or excessive mental or physical stimulation in the hours before bedtime.
The study results suggest that people with iRBD are more likely to report having a first-degree relative with the same sleep disorder than people of the same age and sex who do not have the disorder. [9] More research is needed to further understand the hereditary nature of sleep disorders.
The research, which analyzed data from more than 1,000 workers over a 10-year period from the national Midlife in the United States study, examined how job design impacts employees’ sleep ...
Sleep problems can affect anyone, but women are more likely to experience insomnia than men. Poor sleep can provoke daytime sleepiness and contribute to a range of conditions that affect physical ...
One of the important questions in sleep research is clearly defining the sleep state. This problem arises because sleep was traditionally defined as a state of consciousness and not as a physiological state, [14] [15] thus there was no clear definition of what minimum set of events constitute sleep and distinguish it from other states of partial or no consciousness.
Regular exercise has so many health benefits, and treating insomnia could be added to that list, according to a new study. Regular exercise has so many health benefits, and treating insomnia could ...
A similar study in 1999 of 1,525 adults (aged 15–59) in Japan estimated its prevalence at 0.13%. [29] A somewhat higher prevalence of 0.7% was found in a 1995 San Diego study. [ 61 ] A 2014 study of 9100 New Zealand adults (age 20–59) using a modified version of the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire found a DSPD prevalence of 1.5% to 8.9% ...