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Sleep and Health

Sleep and Health provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the relationship between sleep and health at the individual, community and population levels, as well as a… Read more

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Sleep and Health provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the relationship between sleep and health at the individual, community and population levels, as well as a discussion of the implications for public health, public policy and interventions. Based on a firm foundation in many areas of sleep health research, this text further provides introductions to each sub-area of the field and a summary of the current research for each area. This book serves as a resource for those interested in learning about the growing field of sleep health research, including sections on social determinants, cardiovascular disease, cognitive functioning, health behavior theory, smoking, and more.

Key features

  • Highlights the important role of sleep across a wide range of topic areas
  • Addresses important topics such as sleep disparities, sleep and cardiometabolic disease risk, real-world effects of sleep deprivation, and public policy implications of poor sleep
  • Contains accessible reviews that point to relevant literature in often-overlooked areas, serving as a helpful guide to all relevant information on this broad topic area

Readership

Sleep researchers, public health researchers, clinicians interested in the wider context of sleep and health

Table of contents

Part 1: General Concepts in Sleep Health

1. The Basics of Sleep Physiology and Behavior

2. Epidemiology of Insufficient Sleep and Poor Sleep Quality

3. Sex Differences in Sleep Health

4. Sleep and Healthy Aging

5. Social-Ecological Model of Sleep Health

Part 2: Contextual Factors Related to Sleep

6. Race, Socioeconomic Position and Sleep

7. Neighborhood Factors Associated with Sleep Health

8. The Impact of Environmental Exposures on Sleep

Part 3: Addressing Sleep Health at the Community and Population Level

9. Obstacles to Overcome When Improving Sleep at a Societal Level

10. Screening for Sleep Disorders

11. Sleep Hygiene and Prevention of Chronic Insomnia

12. Evaluating Commercially-Available Sleep Trackers

13. Mobile Technology, Sleep, and Circadian Disruption

14. Telemedicine Implications for Sleep Health

15. Models of Behavior Change Relevant to Sleep Health

Part 4: Sleep Duration and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

16. Insufficient Sleep and Obesity

17. Insufficient Sleep and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

18. Sleep Health and Diabetes: The role of sleep duration, subjective sleep, sleep disorders, and circadian rhythm on diabetes

19. Social Jetlag, Circadian Disruption, and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Part 5: Sleep and Behavioral Health

20. Sleep Loss and Food Intake

21. Sleep and Exercise

22. Sleep and Alcohol Use

23. Sleep and Smoking

24. Sleep and the Impact of Caffeine, Supplements, and Other Stimulants

25. Sleep, Stress, and Immunity

Part 6: Sleep Loss and Neurocognitive Function

26. Sleep Loss and Impaired Vigilant Attention

27. Sleep Loss, Decision Making, and Executive Function

28. Sleep and Healthy Decision Making

Part 7: Public Health Implications of Sleep Disorders

29. Insomnia and Psychiatric Disorders

30. Insomnia and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

31. Sleep Apnea and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk

Part 8: Sleep Health in Children and Adolescents

32. Sleep, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children and Adolescents

33. Sleep and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents

34. Delayed School Start Times

Part 9: Economic and Public Policy Implications of Sleep Health

36. Sleep and Health Equity

37. Sleep and Transportation Safety

38. Sleep Health as an Issue of Public Safety

Product details

About the editor

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Michael A. Grandner

Dr. Michael Grandner is a licensed clinical psychologist, Director of the Sleep and Heath Research Program at the University of Arizona, and Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. His work focuses on translational sleep research and Behavioral Sleep Medicine, including studies of sleep as a domain of health behavior and the development and implementation of behavioral interventions for insufficient sleep and sleep disorders. Specific areas of focus include: (1) Downstream cardiovascular, metabolic, and behavioral health outcomes associated with habitual sleep duration and/or insufficient sleep, (2) Upstream social, behavioral, and biological determinants of habitual sleep duration, insufficient sleep, and poor sleep quality, and (3) Development and implementation of behavioral interventions for sleep as a domain of health behavior.
Affiliations and expertise
The University of Arizona, Banner-University Medical Center, USA.

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