Moving beyond sleep disorders to define the concept of sleep health
In short: A conceptual paper argues that sleep medicine has focused too narrowly on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders, neglecting the idea of positive sleep health. The author proposes defining sleep health as a multidimensional state, measurable through both self-report and objective methods, that goes beyond simply the absence of a sleep problem.
The argument fits a broader shift in how health is defined, from merely the absence of disease to positive qualities such as wellness and good functioning. Rather than presenting new experimental data, the paper is a conceptual argument that offers one example definition and set of self-report items, which the author says still need wider adoption and testing.
Why it matters: Rethinking sleep as a positive, measurable aspect of health, not just the absence of disorders, could reshape sleep research and policy.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: Research: Buysse (2014). Sleep Health: Can We Define It? Does It Matter?. SLEEP.
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