title: Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult: A Joint Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society.
abstract: Sleep is essential for optimal health. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and Sleep Research Society (SRS) developed a consensus recommendation for the amount of sleep needed to promote optimal health in adults, using a modified RAND Appropriateness Method process. The recommendation is summarized here. A manuscript detailing the conference proceedings and evidence supporting the final recommendation statement will be published in SLEEP and the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Nathaniel F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: M Safwan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Badr
authors.affiliation: Washington State University, Spokane, WA.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belenky
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Donald L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bliwise
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
authors.forename: Orfeu M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Buxton
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buysse
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Dinges
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gangwisch
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grandner
authors.affiliation: Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
authors.forename: Clete
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kushida
authors.affiliation: Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
authors.forename: Raman K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Sanjay R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Stuart F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.affiliation: The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tasali
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D032921:Consensus; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D056508:Sleep Medicine Specialty; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult