Survey Data on Sleep

Draft Objective #24-10:
– Increase number of persons with symptoms of OSA seek medical evaluation
– Increase number of persons diagnosed with OSA receive ongoing followup care
– Decrease number of vehicular crashes due to drowsiness
– Increase number of hours spent on sleep medicine in medical schools

Prevent Problem Sleepiness

Through population and clinical approaches, increase the percentage of children and adults who obtain adequate sleep in order to prevent problem sleepiness and its negative health consequences.

Detect and Treat Sleep Disorders

Increase the percentage of patients who have their sleep disorders detected and who implement lifestyle and/or pharmacologic intervention and successfully manage their sleep disorders.

To collaborate with the National Center on Health Statistics on inserting sleep-related questions on the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Survey, and on future surveys, in order to assess the degree of progress made toward the Healthy People 2010 objectives for obstructive sleep apnea as well as in terms of the educational activities of the NCSDR.

In order to support the Healthy People 2010 objectives related to obstructive sleep apnea in the Respiratory Diseases chapter, and as a means of monitoring progress towards the NCSDR educational goals, the project team is working with NCHS to add sleep-related questions to the NHIS survey. It is hoped that this information, along with future updates to the supplement, will establish trend data.