Open AccessMultipronged treatment of insomnia – Outcomes from an apex sleep disorders clinic in India
Author(s) -
S. Poornima,
Garima Shukla,
Anupama Gupta,
Afsar Mohammed,
Priya Agarwal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_57_18
Subject(s) - medicine , insomnia , specialty , comorbidity , sleep disorder , population , sleep apnea , retrospective cohort study , quality of life (healthcare) , obstructive sleep apnea , psychiatry , physical therapy , nursing , environmental health
A large proportion of the population suffers from disturbed sleep and a majority of these present to clinicians with the complaint of insomnia. Many of these people possibly suffer from other primary sleep disorders such as sleep apnea; however, insomnia disorder also remains an extremely common condition directly impacting the quality of life and work efficiency of affected people. While a number of approaches are used for treatment by many clinicians, a much smaller percentage can seek help from specialty sleep clinics. Since very little data are available regarding the effectiveness of treatment offered, this retrospective study aims at examining the outcome of chronic insomnia patients attending to a quaternary care specialty sleep center.