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ReviewPharmacoEconomics2010

Economic implications of sleep disorders.

Tracy L Skaer, David A Sclar

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Review in PharmacoEconomics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Guideline
  5. American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Position Paper for the Use of Telemedicine for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2015
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  8. The economic costs and consequences of (insufficient) sleep: a case study from Latin America.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025
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  12. A social-ecological examination of sleep among Airmen in technical training.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2024
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  17. The association between sleep disorders, employment, and income among adults in the United States.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022
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  20. Incremental health care utilization and expenditures for sleep disorders in the United States.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tracy L SkaerPharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA. tskaer@wsu.edu
David A Sclar
Deaconess Hospital · USWashington State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sleep disorders such as insomnia, obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and fatigue, sleep deprivation and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are increasingly seen in clinical practice. Sleep is considered vital for preserving daytime cognitive function and physiological well-being. Sleep insufficiency may have deleterious effects on work-life balance, overall health and safety. The consequential economic burden at both the individual and societal levels is significant. Moreover, sleep disorders are commonly associated with other major medical problems such as chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, mental illness, dementias, gastrointestinal disorders and diabetes mellitus. Thus, in order to properly care for patients presenting with sleep-related morbidity, and to reduce the consequential economic burden, accurate screening efforts and efficacious/cost-effective treatments need to be developed and employed.

Indexed as

Cost of IllnessHealth Care CostsHumansQuality of LifeSleep Wake Disorders

Identifiers

PMID20936885
OpenAlexW2009094350

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