From: Attitudes towards treatment among patients suffering from sleep disorders. A Latin American survey
Sufferers | |
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Sample size (women) | 600 (310) |
Sought doctor's advice | 31 ± 1.9 % |
Doctor assessed sleep disturbances | 33 ± 1.9 % |
Barriers to seeking medical help | |
Not considering the problem serious enough | 45 ± 2.0 % |
Fear to become addicted | 8 ± 1.1 % |
Strategies to cope with sleep disturbances | |
Behavioral | 67 ± 1.9 % |
Non-pharmaceutical | 27 ± 1.8 % |
Pharmaceutical | 14 ± 1.4 % |
Do nothing | 19 ± 1.6 % |
Reason for not employing prescribed drugs | |
Fear to become addicted | 67 ± 2.0 % |
Considering sleep disorder not serious enough | 35 ± 2.0 % |
Fear to feel drowsy or tired next day | 19 ± 1.6 % |
Unwillingness to get medical help | 16 ± 1.5 % |