Contemporary Concise Review 2022: Sleep

Abstract

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTSCOVID‐19 and sleep The COVID‐19 pandemic is associated with an increase in insomnia and impaired sleep quality Health care workers are particularly susceptible and improved with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT‐I) Long COVID has significant effects on sleep OSA impacts on the severity of acute COVID‐19 illness Obstructive sleep apnoea Large trials of clinically representative patients confirm the cardiovascular benefits of CPAP treatment in OSA CPAP may improve long‐term cognitive outcomes in OSA, but further research is needed Racial disparities in OSA prevalence and mortality risk are becoming evident Periodic evaluation of OSA risk in pregnancy is important as timing may be key for intervention to prevent or treat cardiovascular risk factors Insomnia Comorbid insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea (COMISA) can frequently co‐exist and the combined negative effects of both may be deleterious, particularly to cardiovascular health There is evidence for effectiveness with novel orexin receptor antagonists