Exploring Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Health: A Society for Women's Health Research Report
Exploring Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Health: A Society for Women's Health Research Report
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DOI：
10.1089/jwh.2014.4816
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发表时间：
2014-07-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Carter, Christine L.
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作者：
Mallampalli, Monica P.;Carter, Christine L.
以前曾试图解决妇女的睡眠障碍;然而，研究中的重大知识差距和研究界的认识不足仍然存在。科学家和临床医生非常需要在睡眠研究中考虑性别和性别差异，以解释女性独特的生物学特征。为了了解性别差异在睡眠中的作用以及女性睡眠健康研究的现状，女性健康研究协会召集了一个由知名睡眠研究人员和临床医生组成的跨学科专家小组进行圆桌会议。对基础和临床研究的重点讨论沿着，重点是妇女面临的具体挑战与睡眠相关的问题和有效的治疗方法，导致知识差距的识别和研究相关的建议的发展。此外，睡眠障碍的性别差异也在潜在的激素差异的背景下进行了讨论。睡眠行为和睡眠障碍的差异不仅可能是由生物学因素驱动的，也可能是由女性和男性报告症状的方式的性别差异驱动的。在确定睡眠的许多领域的性别和性别差异方面已经取得了进展，但在流行病学，睡眠调节，睡眠质量，诊断和治疗领域的主要研究差距需要解决。确定睡眠研究中性别和性别差异的潜在性质，有可能加速改善男性和女性的护理，促进更好的诊断，治疗，并最终预防睡眠障碍和相关的共病状况。
Previous attempts have been made to address sleep disorders in women; however, significant knowledge gaps in research and a lack of awareness among the research community continue to exist. There is a great need for scientists and clinicians to consider sex and gender differences in their sleep research to account for the unique biology of women. To understand the role of sex differences in sleep and the state of women's sleep health research, the Society for Women's Health Research convened an interdisciplinary expert panel of well-established sleep researchers and clinicians for a roundtable meeting. Focused discussions on basic and clinical research along with a focus on specific challenges facing women with sleep-related problems and effective therapies led to the identification of knowledge gaps and the development of research-related recommendations. Additionally, sex differences in sleep disorders were noted and discussed in the context of underlying hormonal differences. Differences in sleep behavior and sleep disorders may not only be driven by biological factors but also by gender differences in the way women and men report symptoms. Progress has been made in identifying sex and gender differences in many areas of sleep, but major research gaps in the areas of epidemiology, sleep regulation, sleep quality, diagnosis, and treatment need to be addressed. Identifying the underlying nature of sex and gender differences in sleep research has potential to accelerate improved care for both men and women facilitating better diagnosis, treatment, and ultimately prevention of sleep disorders and related comorbid conditions.