Is Sleep the New Vital Sign?
Authors: Jennifer Fisher Wilson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Current Clinical Issues17 May 2005Is Sleep the New Vital Sign?Jennifer Fisher WilsonJennifer Fisher WilsonAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-10-200505170-00026 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Does it seem as though everybody is tired all the time? In a nation where people value long hours of hard work, guzzle more than 100 million cups of coffee a day, and watch television obsessively, sleep has suffered. Average nightly sleep duration has fallen from approximately 9 hours in 1910 to 7 hours in 2002. Many people often sleep no more than 5 to 6 hours a night, even though studies show that most people need between 7 and 8 hours. An estimated 20% of the population regularly experiences fits of irresistible daytime sleepiness.Sleep deprivation is not always ...References1. Namen AM, Landry SH, Case LD, McCall WV, Dunagan DP, Haponik EF. 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