Sleep Disorders and their Consequences on the Military Personnel: A Narrative Review

Zarei, Sadegh; Hosseini Zijoud, Solmaz Sadat

doi:10.30491/ijmr.2020.223533.1082

Sleep Disorders and their Consequences on the Military Personnel: A Narrative Review

Document Type : Narrative Review

Authors

Sadegh Zarei ¹

Solmaz Sadat Hosseini Zijoud ²

¹ Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran

² Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

10.30491/ijmr.2020.223533.1082

Abstract

Sleep is an integral part of the human life, and its disorders, depending on cognitive or emotional behaviors, cause a series of changes in the physical and mental activity of human beings. Therefore, as quality of sleep decreases, quality of life, performance and work efficiency will decrease as well. Military societies are in dire need of high quality sleep because of their duty of securing and protecting countries. For many reasons, including stressful and dangerous martial situations, sleep disorders are seen in both active and retired military personnel. The aim of the present study was to review the sleep disorders and their consequences on the military staff.

Keywords

Sleep Disorders

Sleep Quality

Military Personnel