title: [Epidemiology of sleep disorders in Austria].
abstract: Epidemiologic data on sleep disturbances in Austria were collected for the first time in March/April 1993 in a representative inquiry (
  
  
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  n = 1000, 471 males, 529 females). 26% of the subjects reported sleep disturbances which were mostly chronic (21% had suffered from sleep disturbance for more than one year). The incidence of sleep disturbances increased with age, namely 13% in 14-30 year-old subjects, 22% in 31-50 year-old ones and 41% in subjects over 50. 7% suffered from disturbances in sleep initiation, i.e., they had a sleep latency of over 30 minutes. 19% of them had difficulties in getting to sleep at least once a week. Disturbances in maintaining sleep were reported by 28% of subjects, 56% of them needing longer than one hour to get back to sleep. 30% suffered from daytime sleepiness, 43% of the subjects were impaired by their sleep disturbances in some way, but only 34% had consulted their doctor.
authors.affiliation: Osterreichische Gesellschaft für Schlafmedizin und Schlafforschung, Wien.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeitlhofer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rieder
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kapfhammer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bolitschek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skrobal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holzinger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lechner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saletu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Zur Epidemiologie von Schlafstörungen in Osterreich.