Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine

ISBN-13: 9781603273404 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 534 str.

Joris C. Verster; S. R. Pandi-Perumal; David Streiner

Opis

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.

Recenzje

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)

Spis treści

Chapter 1. Quality of life in Medical Illness Kathleen W. Wyrwich & Cynthia R. Gross Chapter 2. Patient versus Proxy Ratings of Quality of Life Naresh M. Punjabi Chapter 3. Criteria for Evaluating Quality of Life Measurement Tools Cynthia R. Gross & Kathleen W. Wyrwich Chapter 4. Human sleep: an overview Jaime M. Monti & Daniel Monti Chapter 5. Sleep disorders: an overview Geneviève St-Jean & Célyne H. Bastien Chapter 6. Sleep and Quality of Life in Insomnia Damien Leger Chapter 7. Effects of hypnotic drugs on sleep and quality of life in insomnia Chris Alford & Sue Wilson Chapter 8. Melatonin and quality of life Venkataramanujan Srinivasan, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal, Warren Spence, Daniel P. Cardinali, and Marcel G. Smits Chapter 9. Sleep and quality of life in sleep apnea Amy D. Atkeson & Robert C. Basner Chapter 10. Sleep and quality of life in narcolepsy Meeta Goswami Chapter 11. Sleep and quality of life in restless legs syndrome Marco Zucconi & Mauro Manconi Chapter 12. Sleep and Quality of Life in EDS and Hypersomnia Henry J. Moller & Shirley Lam 13. Sleep and Quality of Life in REM related Parasomnias Luigi Ferini Strambi & Maria Livia Fantini 14. Sleep and quality of life in non- REM related Parasomnias Mark R Pressman 15. Sleep and Quality of Life in elderly Alia Khan-Hudson & Cathy A. Alessi 16. Sleep and quality of life in children Ron B. Mitchell & James Kelly 17. Sleep and Quality of life in neurological disease Sheldon Kapen 18. Sleep and Quality of life in Alzheimer's Disease Doug Neef & David Larson 19. Sleep and Quality of life in Headache and Migraine Jeanetta C. Rains & Donald B.Penzien 20. Sleep and Quality of life in Parkinson's Disease Daisy L Whitehead, Rosalind Mitchell-Hay, Prashant Reddy, Sharon Muzerengi, K Ray Chaudhuri 21. Sleep and Quality of life in Chronic Pain Dieuwke S. Veldhuijzen, Joel D. Greenspan, Michael T. Smith 22. Sleep and Quality of life in Multiple Sclerosis Juna M. de Vries 23. Sleep and Quality of life in Neuromuscular Disorders Amanda J Piper 24. Sleep and Quality of life in Autism Susan G. McGrew & Beth Malow 25. Sleep and Quality of life in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Eva Libman 26. Sleep and Quality of life in Anxiety Disorders Matthew R. Ebben & Arthur J Spielman 27. Sleep and Quality of life in Depression Okan Caliyurt 28. Sleep and Quality of life in ADHD Evelijne M Bekker, JJ Sandra Kooij, Jan Buitelaar 29. Sleep and Quality of life in Eating Disorders Jennifer D. Lundgren, John P. O’Reardon, Kelly C. Allison, Carrie D. Spresser 30. Sleep and Quality of life in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Alain Nicolas 31. Sleep and Quality of life in Schizophrenia John R. Hofstetter & Aimee Mayeda 32. Sleep and Quality of life in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Trauma Barbara A Caldwell & Nancy Redeker 33. Caffeine, Sleep and Quality of life Monicque M Lorist & Jan Snel 34. Alcohol use & Alcoholism, Sleep and Quality of life Timothy Roehrs & Thomas Roth 35. Drugs of Abuse, Sleep and Quality of Life Brian Johnson 36. Sleep and Quality of Life in Cardiovascular Disease Nancy S Redeker 37. Sleep and Quality of Life in Heart failure and stroke Erik C. Skobel, Christine Norra, Anil Martin Sinha, Winfried Randerath 38. Sleep and Quality of Life in Cardiac Surgery Nancy S

Blurb

The first of its kind, Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine provides an evidence-based introduction to the interface between sleep wide range of medical disorders. Many patients experience sleep disturbances secondary to their primary illness and this often has a negative effect on their quality of life. Sleep and Quality of Life in Clinical Medicine is essential reading for all health care professionals concerned with their patients’ well being. A clinically focused, comprehensive review for physicians and other health providers, this volume is a state-of-the-art reference work that can also serve as a textbook for students and researchers who wish to become familiar with the impact of sleep on quality of life.