Among more than 5,100 people who have used the Cleveland Clinic’s free mobile application to screen for sleep disorders, 43% were at risk for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 50% had moderate or severe insomnia symptoms, and 44% were at high risk for shift work disorder. This circadian rhythm condition can affect people who work nontraditional hours. To engage with the app, users click on a welcome screen, then follow prompts that explain why sleep is important and request demographic and medical information, including age, race, sex, height, weight, activity levels, and work shift hours, as well as information about sleep habits and sleep disorders. App users are informed that their data may be used for research, but information collected is deidentified and not connected to medical records. The first wave of data showed relatively high numbers of users at risk for severe OSA and for shift work disorder. people report sleeping the recommended number of hours that they’re supposed to for their age, because we know that 40% of adult Americans don’t.” The app uses multiple metrics to determine how much a person is sleeping. Questions include what hours the user sleeps on weekdays, on weekends or days off, and whether they nap. “We calculated total sleep based on work and non-work days and naps and provide an estimate of average sleep duration for the person’s age,” she says. “So their risk assessment is based on more than a single number of hours of estimated sleep
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