Sleep Deficiency, Sleep Apnea, and Chronic Lung Disease

• Published in: Clinics in chest medicine Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 337 - 352
• Main Authors: Sunwoo, Bernie Y., Owens, Robert L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-06-2022
• Subjects: Breathing; Chronic lung disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Obstructive sleep apnea; Overlap syndrome; Sleep; Sleep deficiency; Sleep; Overlap syndrome; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Sleep deficiency; Breathing; Obstructive sleep apnea; Chronic lung disease
• ISSN: 0272-5231; 1557-8216
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2022.02.012

With sleep occupying up to one-third of every adult’s life, addressing sleep is essential to overall health. Sleep disturbance and deficiency are common in patients with chronic lung diseases and associated with worse clinical outcomes and poor quality of life. A detailed history incorporating nocturnal respiratory symptoms, symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and restless legs syndrome, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and medications is the first step in identifying and addressing the multiple factors often contributing to sleep deficiency in chronic lung disease. Additional research is needed to better understand the relationship between sleep deficiency and the spectrum of chronic lung diseases.