Prevalence of insomnia and hypnotic use in Norwegian patients visiting their general practitioner.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep problems are common in the general population, but there are few studies on the prevalence of sleep problems and hypnotic use among patients in general practice.

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence of insomnia (based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DSM], version 5), self-reported sleep problems and hypnotic use among patients in general practice, and explore whether the prevalence depended on patient characteristics.

Methods

A cross-sectional study with questionnaire data collected by 114 final-year medical students while deployed in different general practices in Norway during 2020. A total of 1,848 consecutive and unselected patients (response rate 85.2%) visiting their general practitioners (GPs) completed a one-page

SUBMITTER: Torsvik S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047630 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature