Insomnia and health-related quality of life

Kyle, S. D., Morgan, K. and Espie, C. A. (2010) Insomnia and health-related quality of life. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 14(1), pp. 69-82. (doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.07.004)

Abstract

Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) has become an important construct in contemporary medicine and health care, permitting assessment of disorder burden and evaluation of interventions on various aspects of functioning, in a standardized manner. Here we review literature on the measurement of HRQoL in insomnia populations, and the extent to which insomnia treatment improves domains of HRQoL. It is concluded front the relatively small literature that insomnia impacts on diverse areas of HRQoL, and that both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions can produce, to varying degrees, improvements in domains spanning physical, social and emotional functioning. Limitations of the current literature are identified; with particular emphasis on measurement and conceptual shortcomings. Suggestions are made in relation to improving the quality of future research, and how to further shed light on the impact of insomnia - and treatment thereof - on both HRQoL and global quality of life. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: Aging CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS TRIAL COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOR THERAPY Daytime functioning Health-related quality of life IMPACT Impairment Insomnia INTERVENTION Measurement NON-NIGHTLY USE OLDER-ADULTS PERSISTENT INSOMNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL SECONDARY INSOMNIA SLEEP SLEEP DISORDERS Treatment TRIAL WORK LIMITATIONS
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Espie, Professor Colin and Kyle, Dr Simon
• Authors: Kyle, S. D., Morgan, K., and Espie, C. A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
• Journal Name: Sleep Medicine Reviews
• ISSN: 1087-0792