title: Joint Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society on the Recommended Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Adult: Methodology and Discussion.
abstract: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society recently released a Consensus Statement regarding the recommended amount of sleep to promote optimal health in adults. This paper describes the methodology, background literature, voting process, and voting results for the consensus statement. In addition, we address important assumptions and challenges encountered during the consensus process. Finally, we outline future directions that will advance our understanding of sleep need and place sleep duration in the broader context of sleep health.
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; D000328:Adult; D032921:Consensus; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D012890:Sleep; D056508:Sleep Medicine Specialty; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: adult; consensus; health; recommendation; sleep duration