Sleep is the single most important job that any organism can do in order to build, maintain and recharge our mind and bodies. Sleep becomes particularly important for peak performance, and accident prevention in high-stress professions associated with Executive Decision Making (EDM), Aviation & Transport (AT), Military Performance (MP), Business Performance (BP), Healthcare (H), Medical Care (MC), and Political Success (PS) but quality sleep is MOST IMPORTANT for the proper DEVELOPMENT of a CHILD's Central Nervous System and the MAINTENANCE of the ADULT's Central Nervous System who is focused on healthy aging and quality of life.
Sleep Efficiency & Sleep Deprivation are two novel sleep scores that can be quantified on an individualized basis with the Sleep Performance Profile (SPP). Sleep deprivation can also lead to long-term health conditions, including:
-Heart disease and heart failure
-Weak immune system
-High blood pressure
-Kidney disease
-Anxiety
-Depression
-Diabetes
-Obesity
Sleep deprivation can also have a negative impact on a country's economy. For example, the US loses around 1.2 million working days per year due to people not getting enough sleep, which costs the country approximately $411 billion, or 2.28% of its GDP.
The optimal way to assess sleep for english speaking people is the Sleep Performance Profile (depicted below). One SPP provides individualized information by the means of an online, self-reporting questionnaire referencing the previous 4 weeks. The SPP algorithms calculate sleep efficiency penalties of multiple environmental and behavioural components that are known to reduce sleep efficiency. These individual components are rated. Rating illustrates significance of their individual impact and suggests priority setting for improvements.
The individual components are grouped in 6 rated main categories:
- Circadian Timing
- Sleep Hygiene
- Social Stress
- Sleep Environment
- Medication and Physiology
- Anatomical Physiology Index
