Sleep Medicine and Psychophysiology  2011;18(2):72-75

Sleep Disorder and Socioeconomic Burden.

Eun Ho KANG

Keywords

Sleep disorder; Socioeconomic burden; Insomnia; Obstructive sleep apnea; Restless legs syndrome

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Sleep disorders such as insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are very common disorders and may cause significant burden in terms of individual as well as societal aspects. Sleep insufficiency from such sleep disorders may cause deleterious effects on daily work life and may be associated with other major medical or psychiatric disorders including cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, depression, and anxiety disorder. Various motor or occupational accident may result from the sleep problems. In addition, recent researches provide the method to evaluate the lost productivity time in terms of absenteeism and presenteeism. Moreover, several studies on cost-effectiveness of treatment of sleep disorders show that it is cost-effective.