title: The prevalence of sleep disturbance in alcoholics admitted for treatment: a target for chronic disease management.
abstract: Prolonged and heavy use of alcohol is associated with persistent sleep disturbances. Objective and subjective measures of sleep quantity and quality were collected on 164 individuals undergoing detoxification. A high prevalence of sleep disturbance was found in this sample. Sleep quality improved by week 4 but continued to be altered, signaling a target area for recovery management. This study supports the high prevalence of sleep disturbance in individuals undergoing alcohol treatment. Health promotion strategies in an addiction recovery model should address quality-of-life enhancements for individuals and their families including optimizing sleep quality and duration through sustained recovery.
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (Dr Wallen, Mss Brooks and Yang, and Mr Krumlauf) and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health (Mss Whiting and Clark and Drs Schwandt, George, and Ramchandani), Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Gwenyth R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Wallen
authors.forename: Alyssa T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Whiting
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Krumlauf
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Melanie L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Schwandt
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Vijay A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Ramchandani
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology