title: Screening midlife women for sleep problems: why, how, and who should get a referral?
abstract: Advancements in sleep medicine have been escalating ever since research began appearing in the 1950s. As with most early clinical trials, women were excluded from participation. Even if researchers included women or addressed sex differences by age, reproductive stage was seldom considered. Recently, there has been an exponential increase in research on sleep in midlife and older women. This Practice Pearl briefly reviews the importance of adequate sleep, clinical assessment for sleep disorders, and guidelines for practice.
authors.affiliation: From the 1University of California, San Francisco, CA; 2Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathryn A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Debra J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012737:Sex Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*