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ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2018

The Global Problem of Insufficient Sleep and Its Serious Public Health Implications.

Vijay Kumar Chattu, Md Dilshad Manzar, Soosanna Kumary, Deepa Burman, David Warren Spence, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 434 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
434citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
38.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT05609890 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effect of a Novel Formulation on Sleep Parameters Among People With Poor Sleep Quality: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorCarlos O MendivilRan2023 to 2023Enrolled58ConditionsSleep, Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Quality of LifeArmsSupplement, Placebo
NCT07589114 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

REM Enhancement Sleep Technology for Well-being, Emotion, and Life Lift

TypeinterventionalSponsorGeorge Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu MuresRan2025 to 2027Enrolled360ConditionsHealthy Adult ParticipantsArmsMobile smartwatch application.
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

434 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 976 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Tracking and changes in the clustering of physical activity, sedentary behavior, diet, and sleep across childhood and adolescence: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  11. Efficacy and Safety ofNutrients · 2026
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  12. Impact of 8 Weeks of Moderate- Versus High-Intensity Interval Training on Sleep Quality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  15. A randomized pilot study of a wearable device using variable complex weak magnetic fields among participants with insomnia symptoms.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025
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  20. Insufficient sleep, impaired sleep and medically treated injury in Canadian adolescents: a national cross-sectional study.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2026
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374 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Vijay Kumar ChattuFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. Vijay.chattu@sta.uwi.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9840-8335
Md Dilshad ManzarDepartment of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia. m.manzar@mu.edu.sa.ORCID 0000-0002-5571-3310
Soosanna KumaryFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. susanna.poul@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2365-7836
Deepa BurmanSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. dr.deepa.burman@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6549-7076
David Warren SpenceIndependent Researcher, 652 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON M6K 2B4, Canada. dwspence@fastmail.fm.ORCID 0000-0002-1664-6960
Seithikurippu R Pandi-PerumalSomnogen Canada Inc., College Street, Toronto, ON M1H 1C5, Canada. pandiperumal2019@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8686-7259
University of the West Indies · TTMajmaah University · SAUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Good sleep is necessary for good physical and mental health and a good quality of life. Insufficient sleep is a pervasive and prominent problem in the modern 24-h society. A considerable body of evidence suggests that insufficient sleep causes hosts of adverse medical and mental dysfunctions. An extensive literature search was done in all the major databases for "insufficient sleep" and "public health implications" in this review. Globally, insufficient sleep is prevalent across various age groups, considered to be a public health epidemic that is often unrecognized, under-reported, and that has rather high economic costs. This paper addresses a brief overview on insufficient sleep, causes, and consequences, and how it adds to the existing burden of diseases. Insufficient sleep leads to the derailment of body systems, leading to increased incidences of cardiovascular morbidity, increased chances of diabetes mellitus, obesity, derailment of cognitive functions, vehicular accidents, and increased accidents at workplaces. The increased usage of smart phones and electronic devices is worsening the epidemic. Adolescents with insufficient sleep are likely to be overweight and may suffer from depressive symptoms. The paper concludes by emphasizing sleep quality assessments as an important early risk indicator, thereby reducing the incidence of a wide spectrum of morbidities.

Indexed as

cardiometabolic diseasesinsomniainsufficient sleepsleep apnoeasleep disorders

Identifiers

PMID30577441
PMCPMC6473877
OpenAlexW2904772173

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Registered trials

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