Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine

Had you looked up "quality of life" (QOL) in Index Medicus premature deaths. Procedures ranging from joint replacement priorto1975,yoursearchwouldhavebeenfruitless. Although and coronary bypass surgery to treatments for arthritis and thetermwasmostlikely?rstintroducedbyKarnofskyin1949 sleep disturbances do little to increase longevity; rather, they within the realm of chemotherapy for cancer patients (1), it make it easier for the person to function in his or her daily was not used as a key word in Index Medicus for another 26 life. A cynical perspective would say that clinicians are now interested in QOL to justify their existence, as interventions years. Since that time, there has been an exponential growth in such as hip replacement cannot be rationalized on the basis the number of articles about QOL. Figure 1 shows the number of preserving lives. However, as people live longer, they do of unique articles cited each year in Medline and PsycInfo: 7 in fact become more susceptible to disorders and conditions in 1970, 331 in 1980, not quite 1800 in 1990, slightly over that interfere with activities of daily living and consequently 6000 in 2000, and nearly 11,000 in 2005. Once the domain of decrease their QOL. mainly medicine and psychology, QOL has found its way into A second factor is the realization that QOL is not syno- every aspect of health care, including physiotherapy, oc- mous with the absence of symptoms: patients with serious pational therapy, social work, nursing, and others.

List of contents

Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine.- Patient Versus Proxy Ratings of Quality of Life.- Criteria for Evaluating Quality of Life Measurement Tools.- Human Sleep.- Sleep Disorders.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Insomnia.- Effects of Hypnotics on Sleep and Quality of Life in Insomnia.- Melatonin and Quality of Life.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Sleep Apnea.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Narcolepsy.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Restless Legs Syndrome.- Quality of Life in Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Hypersomnia.- Sleep and Quality of Life in REM Sleep Parasomnia.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Non-REM-Related Parasomnias.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Older People.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Children.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Traumatic Brain Injury and Guillain-Barré Syndrome.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease and the Dementias.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Headache and Migraine.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Chronic Pain.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Neuromuscular Disease.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Autism.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Anxiety Disorders.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Depression.- Sleep and Quality of Life in ADHD.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Eating Disorders.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Schizophrenia.- Sleep, Psychological Trauma, and Quality of Life.- Caffeine, Sleep, and Quality of Life.- Sleep, Alcohol, and Quality of Life.- Drugs of Abuse, Sleep, and Quality of Life.- Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Quality of Life in People Who Have Cardiovascular Disease.- Sleep and Quality of Life in HeartFailure and Stroke.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery.- Quality of Life and Sleep Disturbances in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Allergic Rhinitis.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Renal Disease.- Sleep Disorders and Quality of Life in Patients After Kidney Transplantation.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Nocturia and Nocturnal Polyuria.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Cystic Fibrosis.- Sleep and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Obesity.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Endocrine Diseases.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Diabetes.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Neoplasm.- Menopause, Sleep, and Quality of Life.- Sleep and Quality of Life in Pregnancy and Postpartum.- Sleep and Quality of Life in HIV and AIDS.

Summary

Had you looked up “quality of life” (QOL) in Index Medicus premature deaths. Procedures ranging from joint replacement priorto1975,yoursearchwouldhavebeenfruitless. Although and coronary bypass surgery to treatments for arthritis and thetermwasmostlikely?rstintroducedbyKarnofskyin1949 sleep disturbances do little to increase longevity; rather, they within the realm of chemotherapy for cancer patients (1), it make it easier for the person to function in his or her daily was not used as a key word in Index Medicus for another 26 life. A cynical perspective would say that clinicians are now interested in QOL to justify their existence, as interventions years. Since that time, there has been an exponential growth in such as hip replacement cannot be rationalized on the basis the number of articles about QOL. Figure 1 shows the number of preserving lives. However, as people live longer, they do of unique articles cited each year in Medline and PsycInfo: 7 in fact become more susceptible to disorders and conditions in 1970, 331 in 1980, not quite 1800 in 1990, slightly over that interfere with activities of daily living and consequently 6000 in 2000, and nearly 11,000 in 2005. Once the domain of decrease their QOL. mainly medicine and psychology, QOL has found its way into A second factor is the realization that QOL is not syno- every aspect of health care, including physiotherapy, oc- mous with the absence of symptoms: patients with serious pational therapy, social work, nursing, and others.

Additional text

From the reviews:

"This book is targeted to healthcare professionals who treat patients with sleep disorders and are concerned about the patients’ overall well-being and how the disorders impact their quality of life. It also is an excellent resource for students and researchers in the field of sleep medicine who wish to examine the impact of sleep on quality of life. … is a comprehensive and well organized book on the important issue of sleep and quality of life." (Isabel L. Crisostomo, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2008)

"The book provide an overview of the relationship between sleep and quality of life. … Most chapters share a specified format, beginning with a summary and lists of keywords and learning objectives and closing with conclusions and a review of problems … . This format provides a consistency that enhances the usefulness of the book. … The primary readership should be sleep clinicians, researchers, and medical and postdoctoral students. The book’s strengths include an easily readable style, with little medical jargon." (Clete A. Kushida, New England Journal of Medicine, October, 2008)

"Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine encompasses 53 chapters closely looking at sleep disturbances induced by specific sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy … . useful for readers who know little about sleep medicine. … covers what the readers has always and never wanted to know about sleep, its associated medical disorders, and quality of life. The book likewise includes a useful bibliography with references dated … as well as an 18-page index, both of which are helpful when navigating through chapters." (Michelle Cao, Journal of the American Medical Association, November, 2008)

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From the reviews:

"This book is targeted to healthcare professionals who treat patients with sleep disorders and are concerned about the patients' overall well-being and how the disorders impact their quality of life. It also is an excellent resource for students and researchers in the field of sleep medicine who wish to examine the impact of sleep on quality of life. ... is a comprehensive and well organized book on the important issue of sleep and quality of life." (Isabel L. Crisostomo, Doody's Review Service, August, 2008)
"The book provide an overview of the relationship between sleep and quality of life. ... Most chapters share a specified format, beginning with a summary and lists of keywords and learning objectives and closing with conclusions and a review of problems ... . This format provides a consistency that enhances the usefulness of the book. ... The primary readership should be sleep clinicians, researchers, and medical and postdoctoral students. The book's strengths include an easily readable style, with little medical jargon." (Clete A. Kushida, New England Journal of Medicine, October, 2008)
"Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine encompasses 53 chapters closely looking at sleep disturbances induced by specific sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy ... . useful for readers who know little about sleep medicine. ... covers what the readers has always and never wanted to know about sleep, its associated medical disorders, and quality of life. The book likewise includes a useful bibliography with references dated ... as well as an 18-page index, both of which are helpful when navigating through chapters." (Michelle Cao, Journal of the American Medical Association, November, 2008)

Product details

• Authors: Joris C. Verster
• Assisted by: David L Streiner (Editor), S R Pandi-Perumal (Editor), S. R. Pandi-Perumal (Editor), Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal (Editor), Seithikurippu Ratnas Pandi-Perumal (Editor), R Pandi-Perumal (Editor), S R Pandi-Perumal (Editor), David Streiner (Editor), David L Streiner (Editor), David L. Streiner (Editor), Joris Verster (Editor), Joris C Verster (Editor), Joris C. Verster (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2010
• EAN: 9781617378911
• ISBN: 978-1-61737-891-1
• No. of pages: 534
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 29 mm x 280 mm
• Weight: 1333 g
• Illustrations: XVIII, 534 p. 40 illus.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; C, Medicine, General practice, Neurology, INTERNAL MEDICINE, Neurology & clinical neurophysiology, General Practice and Family Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, General practice (Medicine), Primary care (Medicine), Primary Care Medicine