Insomnia

At this year’s CHEST Meeting in Honolulu, doctors from all over the world presented research on various respiratory diseases and conditions and gave talks on important topics in pulmonology.

HONOLULU — Sleep deprivation, daytime sleepiness and burnout are common among physicians, according to a systemic review presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

HONOLULU — Established and evolving treatments are available to help women with insomnia, the prevalence, symptoms and outcomes of with may vary and intensify with age, according to a speaker at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

People who have difficulty sleeping or sleep less than 6 hours per day have a higher likelihood of developing hypertension, according to a study analyzing data from more than 66,000 participants.

Women who reported sleep difficulties or sleeping less than 6 hours per day were more likely to develop hypertension compared with women who slept 7 to 8 hours, with shift work not affecting the association, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Midlife women with persistently poor sleep are at elevated risk for CV events, particularly when they experience insomnia and sleep no longer than 5 hours per night, according to study data.

Waiting until patients with insomnia and alcohol use disorder achieve abstinence before treating their insomnia is unnecessary and could be “a missed opportunity” to both improve sleep and reduce alcohol-related harm, according to a study.

A nurse-delivered sleep restricted therapy intervention within primary care was associated with decreased insomnia severity compared with sleep hygiene and likely cost-effective, according to results of a randomized controlled trial.

Lemborexant resulted in sustained improvement in sleep parameters at 12 months among midlife women with insomnia and might be a treatment option for this patient population, researchers reported in Menopause.

The SLEEP annual meeting featured important updates and research in sleep medicine from experts in the field.