Advances in sleep disorder diagnostics: simpler measurements, more accurate analyses
Sleep disorders and insufficient sleep are major global problems contributing to, e.g., increased health care costs and sick leaves, and reduced quality of life. According to recent estimates, sleep apnoea alone affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide, and up to half of the world’s population suffers from insomnia at some point in their lives. In Finland alone, sleep apnoea is estimated to affect the lives of nearly 1.5 million people despite most of them remaining undiagnosed. Simpler and more cost-effective methods for screening and diagnosing sleep disorders are urgently needed.