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Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Disorders Among Special Populations

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The conceptual domains of health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) examine the complex nature and interactions of overall physical or mental health. HR-QoL data are being used increasingly as outcome indicators in clinical trials, effectiveness research, and quality of care via the generation of health utilities profiles that can inform patient management and policy decisions regarding disease states, patient groups, or areas of function. In the past decade, measures of HR-QoL have been incorporated in sleep research to examine associations between a wide spectrum of sleep disorders and health outcomes in various populations. This chapter provides a snapshot of HR-QoL in sleep research in the USA, France, Japan, Turkey, and China, primarily from large national or international population-based studies. The chapter also incorporates overviews of HR-QoL in special populations: restless legs syndrome, end-stage renal disease, and children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, their parents and caregivers. The summary addresses the need for incorporating measures of HR-QoL in sleep research and interventions to enhance outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and inform policy.

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  1. Center for World Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health Solutions and College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, 500 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA

    Carol M. Baldwin

  2. College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, 500 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ, 885004, USA

    Maureen S. Russell

  3. Division of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Obstetrics, University of Guanajuato—Leon Campus, Boulevard Vasco de Quiroga, Leon, Guanajuato, 37500, Mexico

    Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas

  4. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 221 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Salma Batool-Anwar

  5. Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School Senior Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of Arizona Professor Emeritus, 401 Park Drive, 2nd Floor East, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Stuart F. Quan

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Baldwin, C.M., Reynaga-Ornelas, L., Russell, M.S., Batool-Anwar, S., Quan, S.F. (2014). Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Disorders Among Special Populations. In: Garbarino, S., Nobili, L., Costa, G. (eds) Sleepiness and Human Impact Assessment. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5388-5_6

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