title: [Healthy sleep: evidence and guidelines for action. Official document of the Spanish Sleep Society].
abstract: One of the main objectives of the Spanish Sleep Society is to promote healthy sleep in both the general population and in health professionals. This document aims to conduct a review of the current scientific literature on sleep habits that can serve as the basis on which to establish a set of general recommendations, regarding healthy sleep, for use by the general population in Spain as well as to identify the main challenges faced by research into sleep habits. The document has been developed by a multidisciplinary team made up of members of the Spanish Sleep Society who are experts in paediatric sleep medicine, clinical neurophysiology, pulmonology, neurology, chronobiology, physiology and psychology. The existing scientific literature dealing with sleep habits in the general population was reviewed, and the following aspects were addressed: the current state of sleep habits in the Spanish population; a generic review of the optimum number of hours of sleep; the impact of the environmental setting (noise, temperature, illumination, etc.), hours of sleep, diet and sport, together with several specific sections for children and teenagers, shift-workers and drivers of different vehicles. The conclusions from all the aspects addressed in this document have resulted in a set of final general recommendations that will serve as a guide for the general population and health professionals. Likewise, the principal environmental challenges and future lines of research are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: UAM. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Espana.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merino-Andreu
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria - Gasteiz, Espana.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Ruiz de Larrinaga
authors.affiliation: Instituto Murciano de Investigacion Biomedica, IMIB-Arrixaca. Universidad de Murcia., Murcia, Espana.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Madrid-Perez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Espana.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martinez-Martinez
authors.affiliation: Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Espana.|Hospital Universitario de la Ribera, Alzira, Espana.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Puertas-Cuesta
authors.affiliation: Hospital IMED-Levante, Alicante, Espana.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Asencio-Guerra
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Vall d´hebron, Barcelona, Espana.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Romero Santo-Tomas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Vall d´hebron, Barcelona, Espana.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jurado-Luque
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Catalunya, 08190 Sant Cugat del Valles, Espana.|Instituto Universitario Quiron Dexeus, Barcelona, Espana.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Segarra-Isern
authors.affiliation: Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, 03804 Alcoy, Espana.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Canet-Sanz
authors.affiliation: Clinica Vistahermosa, Alicante, Espana.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gimenez-Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Espana.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Teran-Santos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Espana.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Alonso-Alvarez
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones del Sueno, Madrid, Espana.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia-Borreguero Diaz-Varela
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Espana.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barriuso-Esteban
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D012890:Sleep; D013030:Spain