TY - JOUR
T1 - Problems associated with short sleep
T2 - Bridging the gap between laboratory and epidemiological studies
AU - Grandner, Michael A.
AU - Patel, Nirav P.
AU - Gehrman, Philip R.
AU - Perlis, Michael L.
AU - Pack, Allan I.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research supported by T32HL007713 and UL1RR024134. We would like to thank Karen Teff, Ph.D. for input on Metabolism and Obesity, and Nalaka Gooneratne M.D. for assistance in organizing ideas for the manuscript.
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - Existing data from laboratory studies suggest a number of negative consequences of acute reductions in sleep time. Also, epidemiological data suggest links between shorter self-reported sleep duration and negative health outcomes. These bodies of work are growing, revealing several key points of convergence and opportunities for future exploration. In addition, they begin to highlight possible problems experienced by "short sleepers," who sleep approximately 6 h or less per night. While it is likely that this group is heterogeneous, comprised both of individuals with less need for sleep and those not sleeping enough, the laboratory and epidemiological findings point towards directions that can be more fully explored in verified short sleepers. This paper discusses problems associated with the terminology used to describe "short sleep," summarizes laboratory studies exploring neurobehavioral performance, metabolism and obesity, and psychological health and epidemiological studies exploring mortality risk, obesity and metabolism, cardiovascular disease, and general health/psychosocial stress, describes studies of verified short sleepers and explores areas of convergence, laying out possible future directions.
AB - Existing data from laboratory studies suggest a number of negative consequences of acute reductions in sleep time. Also, epidemiological data suggest links between shorter self-reported sleep duration and negative health outcomes. These bodies of work are growing, revealing several key points of convergence and opportunities for future exploration. In addition, they begin to highlight possible problems experienced by "short sleepers," who sleep approximately 6 h or less per night. While it is likely that this group is heterogeneous, comprised both of individuals with less need for sleep and those not sleeping enough, the laboratory and epidemiological findings point towards directions that can be more fully explored in verified short sleepers. This paper discusses problems associated with the terminology used to describe "short sleep," summarizes laboratory studies exploring neurobehavioral performance, metabolism and obesity, and psychological health and epidemiological studies exploring mortality risk, obesity and metabolism, cardiovascular disease, and general health/psychosocial stress, describes studies of verified short sleepers and explores areas of convergence, laying out possible future directions.
KW - Cardiovascular
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Metabolism
KW - Mortality
KW - Neurobehavioral performance
KW - Obesity
KW - Psychological health
KW - Short sleepers
KW - Sleep
KW - Sleep deprivation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.08.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19896872
AN - SCOPUS:77953024149
SN - 1087-0792
VL - 14
SP - 239
EP - 247
JO - Sleep Medicine Reviews
JF - Sleep Medicine Reviews
IS - 4
ER -