WHAT’S KNOWN?
Sleep disorders are common disorders in the community, which effect both
physical and mental health, closely related to work and social life,
which can cause loss of work and work force, can lead to
life-threatening serious complications and work accidents.
WHAT’S NEW?
Despite the high prevalence of sleep disorders and their significant
consequences, sleep complaints are generally not addressed by primary
care physicians. According to the results of the study we conducted to
determine the sleep quality, insomnia, OSAS risks and related factors of
the patients who applied to family physicians, 72.9% of the patients
who applied to family medicine had poor sleep quality, 27.4% had high
OSAS risk and 46% had 2 were found to have insomnia.