Insomnia risks and costs: health, safety, and quality of life

• Published in: The American journal of managed care Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 617 - 626
• Main Authors: Rosekind, Mark R, Gregory, Kevin B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States MultiMedia Healthcare Inc 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Comorbidity; Costs; Effects; Efficiency; Health administration; Health Care Costs - statistics & numerical data; Health care expenditures; Health Resources - economics; Health Resources - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives - economics; Insomnia; Morbidity; Public Health; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Safety; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - drug therapy; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - economics; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - psychology; United States; Workplace; United States; United States > US

The effect of insomnia on next-day functioning, health, safety, and quality of life results in a substantial societal burden and economic cost. The annual direct cost of insomnia has been estimated in the billions of US dollars and is attributed to the association of insomnia with the increased risk...