Sleep Quality in Adults: An Essential Foundation for Health
Keywords:
sleep quality, adulthood, sleep hygieneAbstract
Sleep is a basic human activity and the natural process of humans that is essential for life. People of all ages need sleep, but the duration of sleep varies at different stages of life. Nowadays, adults, who are in the working age, face stress from various aspects, especially those who work in shifts, which can cause insomnia or insufficient sleep. Good sleep quality helps stimulate the brain to function effectively, impacting memory and learning, helps regulate emotions, energy metabolism, and immune responses. Conversely, insufficient or poor-quality sleep will affect physical, mental, and social health. In the short term, it causes emotional irritability, increasing the risk of workplace accidents and car accidents. Chronic insufficient sleep is associated with an increased risk of death as well as the risk of developing chronic non-communicable diseases including neurodegenerative disease. Quality sleep depends not only on the duration of adequate sleep, but also on the continuity and depth of sleep. This article will describe the importance of sleep quality, stage of sleep, sleep cycle, factors related to sleep, effects of poor-quality sleep, sleep quality assessment, and sleep hygiene for using as a guideline to promote health and increase quality of life.
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