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Sleep Habits,
Naps, Insomnia Prevalences
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02/07/2009
Do we sleep differently
according to our lifestyle, our age, our social status, our cultural habits, or
where we live?
When people are asked about
the way they sleep, it is usually in a clinical context, under medical
supervision.
But what are the
characteristics of sleep in the general population?
How does the "normal"
individual experience sleep?
To find out, we went directly to
the source, and spoke to people in their homes, using one of their favorite
instruments of communication, the telephone.
Our research is based upon the
conviction that a better knowledge of sleep habits, of the nature of people's
complaints about sleep and of the individuals who complain and the treatment
they follow, will lead to a better understanding of sleep disorders and their
diagnosis.
So far, we surveyed 10 countries.
We were using the same methodology,
almost the same questionnaires, and the same diagnosis instrument, the Sleep-EVAL
system.
This was allowing us to do
comparisons between these countries.
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Sleep-EVAL
Research
