Sleep Medicine Reviews

Article	Citations
Evaluating the Endothelial and Metabolic Effects of CPAP Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients: Insights from a Comprehensive Meta-Analysis	718
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and restless leg syndrome across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta-analysis	342
Circadian preference and mental health outcomes in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis	280
Oximetry at the crossroads of innovation and equity in sleep apnea diagnosis	255
Having it both ways: The case of sleep & diet quality	211
Prevalence of poor sleep quality among stroke survivors: A meta-analysis and systematic review	195
Management of primary snoring in adults: A scoping review examining interventions, outcomes and instruments used to assess clinical effects	146
The difficult but crucial task of knowledge translation: The case of pre-sleep technology use. Reply to Reichenberger et al. and the National Sleep Foundation's screen use recommendations	128
How emotions impact sleep: A quantitative review of experiments	123
Sleep in times of crises: A scoping review in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis	114
Commentary on Castelnovo et al the parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide	109
Challenges in diagnosing NREM parasomnias: Implications for future diagnostic classifications	107
I think I'm sleepy, therefore I am – Awareness of sleepiness while driving: A systematic review	101
Natural sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	88
Cortisol and shiftwork: A scoping review	88
Associations between sleep variability and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review	87
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Indian adults	86
Effect of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	83
Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep in children: A systematic review	80
A bidirectional model of sleep and technology use: A theoretical review of How much, for whom, and which mechanisms	79
Effect of sleep on oral health: A scoping review	77
Beyond explainable AI: Enhancing trust and robustness in machine learning for sleep apnea diagnosis	75
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: Can we make it work for shift work?	73
Comparative efficacy of exercise modalities on sleep quality in populations with sleep disorders: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	71
The role of ovarian hormones in the pathophysiology of perimenopausal sleep disturbances: A systematic review	70

Sleep after burn injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis	66
Behavioural Sleep Interventions for the Management of Non-Respiratory Sleep Disorders in Children with Neurodisability	66
Guest editorial: Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)	66
Perioperative Adverse Events in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Undergoing Ambulatory ENT Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	66
Respiratory event duration in obstructive sleep apnea: don't forget the chemical drive !	65
Erectile dysfunction and sleep related bruxism: An exploratory review of an improbable association	65
An evaluation of psychosocial sleep interventions for children with chronic health conditions: A systematic review	65
Objective sleep markers of suicidal behaviors in patients with psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	62
A systematic review of Nightmare prevalence in children	62
Is the composite MACE outcome an optimal measure for assessing the impact of CPAP on cardiovascular disease?	61
Designing sleep disruption: The digital persuasion underlying screen use and sleep	61
Bright light therapy in cancer: Evidence for future research and therapy	61
Sleep and the Mediterranean diet: A systematic review and meta-analysis	59
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnea in lower extremity orthopedic procedures: A review of evidence to inform the development of a clinical pathway	58
Editorial Board	53
Orthodontic appliances for the treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	53
Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	51
Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	51
HPA axis activity in patients with chronic insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies	50
Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke: The mechanisms, the randomized trials, and the road ahead	50
Importance of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in sleep-wake regulation: Implications for aging and Alzheimer's disease	50
Obstructive sleep apnea and memory impairments: Clinical characterization, treatment strategies, and mechanisms	50
The interrelationship between sleep, diet, and glucose metabolism	50
Effects of sleep manipulation on markers of insulin sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	48
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnoea in adults and children – an up-to-date review	48
Sleep, cerebrospinal fluid, and the glymphatic system: A systematic review	48
Global prevalence of poor sleep quality in military personnel and veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies	48
Go to bed! A systematic review and meta-analysis of bedtime procrastination correlates and sleep outcomes	48
Rethinking clinical trials in restless legs syndrome: A roadmap	47
Day-to-day associations between pain intensity and sleep outcomes in an adult chronic musculoskeletal pain population: A systematic review	47
Global occurrence rates of sleep disturbances among institutionalized older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Sleep interventions for adults admitted to psychiatric inpatient settings: A systematic scoping review	46
A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate	46
The effect of evening light on circadian-related outcomes: A systematic review	44
Editorial Board	41
On the association of chemical pollutant exposures and disordered sleep outcomes	41
Daytime napping and cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: A systematic review	40
Acupuncture: A beacon of hope for primary insomnia	40
A narrative review of the relationship between head and neck cancer and obstructive sleep apnea: Clinical studies and statistical analysis	39
Obstructive sleep apnea and airway overlap syndromes in adults	39
Associations of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of observational and mendelian randomization studies	37
The association between couple relationships and sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
The effects of evening high-intensity exercise on sleep in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	36
Evaluating pharmacological treatments for excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea: A comprehensive network meta-analysis and systematic review	34
Broken clocks: The effects of delayed school start time on adolescent sleep in solar vs. standard time	34
Comment on Niklasson et al. The relationship between preoperative sleep disturbance and acute postoperative pain control: A systematic review and meta-analysis	33
The association between periodontal disease, dementia, and mild cognitive Impairment: Assessing the contribution of sleep disturbances and sleep disorders	33
Convergent abnormality in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in insomnia disorder: A revisited neuroimaging meta-analysis of 39 studies	33
Air pollution and sleep health in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	32
Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies, pharmacotherapies, and their combination for the treatment of adult insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	32

The impact of sleep loss on decision making: Opening the cognitive black box	31
Sedative-hypnotics and osteoporotic fractures: A systematic review of observational studies with over six million individuals	31
Peripheral arterial tonometry–PAT technology	31
Sleep apnea and stroke: A dynamic duo	30
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	30
A meta-analysis of the association between insomnia with objective short sleep duration and risk of hypertension	30
Comment on Yang et al. Associations of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of observational and mendelian randomization studies	30
Neurobiological mechanisms of sleep state misperception in insomnia disorder: A theoretical review	30
Sleep apnea at the frontier— an integrated multidisciplinary functional framework	29
Commentary on Brupbacher et al.: The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	29
Sensory aspects of restless legs syndrome: Clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging prospectives	29
Prevalence of headaches and their relationship with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - Systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Commentary on Yue et al. Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	28
Sleep surgery improves blood pressure: How can it be?	28
Associations between parental relationship dissolution and child sleep: A systematic review	28
Nighttime vigorous exercise: Is lack of sleep disruption good enough?	27
Treatment for behavioral insomnia in young children with neurotypical development under 6 years of age: A systematic review	27
Sleep-related breathing disorders during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	27
Comparison of the phenotypic characteristics between responders and non-responders to obstructive sleep apnea treatment using mandibular advancement devices in adult patients: Systematic review and me	27
Impact of one night of sleep restriction on sleepiness and cognitive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Editorial Board	26
Adolescent perspectives of bedtime social media use: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis	26
Delirium prevention with age consideration—Reply to “Comment on Yang et al., 2020: Melatonergic agents in the prevention of delirium: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials”	26
Non-pharmacological and melatonin interventions for pediatric sleep initiation and maintenance problems: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	26
Sleep program efficacy across gender and racial/ethnic groups: A content review and meta-analysis	26
A new year, continuing high quality and impact	26
Global prevalence of post-COVID-19 sleep disturbances in adults at different follow-up time points: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Effect of orthopedic and functional orthodontic treatment in children with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Exosomes, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease: Implications for pathogenesis and promises for prevention	25
Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and sleep quality, duration, and timing: A systematic review	25
Religious and culturally conscious sleep care for Muslim patients: Clinical considerations and recommendations	25
Commentary on Xue et al. The efficacy and safety of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	25
The relationship between sleep duration and arterial stiffness: A meta-analysis	25
A systematic review and meta-analysis of upper airway sensation in obstructive sleep apnea – Implications for pathogenesis, treatment and future research directions	25
Novel applications of sleep pharmacology as delirium therapeutics	24
Neurocognitive outcomes of children with sleep disordered breathing: A systematic review with meta-analysis	24
The PAP-RES algorithm: Defining who, why and how to use positive airway pressure therapy for OSA	23
Telemedicine interventions for CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	23
Sleep and anxiety: From mechanisms to interventions	23
Neural correlates of insomnia with depression and anxiety from a neuroimaging perspective: A systematic review	23
In defence of the arousal and sleep displacement hypotheses: Considering the role of automatic processes in pre-sleep technology use	23
Social determinants of health at multiple socio-ecological levels and sleep health in adolescents: A scoping review	23
Editorial Board	23
Winding down for sleep: How behavioral, cognitive, motivational, and emotional factors interact to influence sleep regulation and health	23
Sleep alterations in major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder: A network meta-analysis of polysomnographic studies	23
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea in cardiovascular risk in the pediatric population: A systematic review	22
Challenging beliefs for quality sleep: A systematic review of maladaptive sleep beliefs and treatment outcomes following cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia	22
Longitudinal studies of sleep, physical activity and nutritional intake in shift workers: A scoping review	22
Guest editorial: Phrenic nerve stimulation for treatment of central sleep apnea	22
Landscape of biomedical informatics standards and terminologies for clinical sleep medicine research: A systematic review	22
Chrono-nutrition and sleep: lessons from the temporal feature of eating patterns in human studies - A systematic scoping review	22
Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of insomnia: a systematic literature review-based analysis	21
The microbiota-gut-brain axis in sleep disorders	21
A scoping review of self-help cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia	20
A new chapter: Embracing the role of Editor-in-Chief of Sleep Medicine Reviews	20
Sleep and affect: A conceptual review	20
Impact of physical therapy techniques and common interventions on sleep quality in patients with chronic pain: A systematic review	20
The impact of pharmacotherapy for premenstrual dysphoric disorder on sleep	20
Editorial Board	20
Negative health outcomes in long sleepers: The societal sleep restriction hypothesis	20
Weighing the evidence for excess weight and weight loss in the management of obstructive sleep apnea.‘Fat’ or fiction?	20
Learning during sleep in humans – A historical review	19
The association of obstructive sleep apnea with blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s dementia - A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
The interplay between symptoms of insomnia and pain in people with osteoarthritis: A narrative review of the current evidence	19
Connecting mechanistic evidence for depression, anxiety, and insomnia with neuroimaging	19
Structural validity of the Insomnia Severity Index: A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Editorial Board	19
Interventions to improve sleep in caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Commentary on "The impact of maternal sleep during pregnancy on childhood health: A systematic review"	19
Personality traits and pre-treatment beliefs and cognitions predicting patient adherence to continuous positive airway pressure: A systematic review	18
Effect of phrenic nerve stimulation on patients with central sleep apnea: A meta-analysis	18
Ambient chemical and physical approaches for the modulation of sleep and wakefulness	18
Sleep duration trajectories and cognition in early childhood: A systematic review	18
Sleep, mental health and physical health in new shift workers transitioning to shift work: Systematic review and meta-analysis	18
The association between objective measurements of sleep quality and postural control in adults: A systematic review	17
Effects of sleep hygiene education for insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Classifying intervention components used in sleep duration interventions for children: A systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Secondary RBD: Not just neurodegeneration	17
Bright light therapy has a positive effect on sleep quality in patients with cancer: A meta-analysis	17
The relationship between preoperative sleep disturbance and acute postoperative pain control: A systematic review and meta-analysis	17

Changes in parental sleep from pregnancy to postpartum: A meta-analytic review of actigraphy studies	17
Digital media use and sleep in late adolescence and young adulthood: A systematic review	16
Associations between childhood maltreatment and behavioral sleep disturbances across the lifespan: A systematic review	16
Editorial Board	16
AI-enhanced imagery rehearsal therapy: A novel approach to treating nightmare disorder	15
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sleep following mild traumatic brain injury: A synthesis of the literature according to age and time-since-injury	15
Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)	15
Circadian immunometabolism: A future insight for targeted therapy in cancer	15
Reproducibility in sleep and circadian science systematic reviews and meta-analyses	15
Clinicians should not avoid prescribing CPAP in older adults with cognitive impairment	15
Addressing the challenges and gaps in understanding pediatric periodic limb movement disorder	15
Insomnia and emotion dysregulation: a meta-analytical perspective integrating regulatory strategies and dispositional difficulties	15
Review and perspective on sleep-disordered breathing research and translation to clinics	15
The complexities of the sleep-pain relationship in adolescents: A critical review	14
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea: A complex but treatable relationship	14
REM sleep in narcolepsy	14
Efficacy of melatonin for chronic insomnia: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses	14
Do sleepless nights turn into painful days? Opportunities and challenges in detecting and synthesising the day-to-day sleep-pain relationship	14
Redefining sleep disturbances in bipolar disorder beyond broad constructs	14
Multidimensional sleep health and diabetic retinopathy: Systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Eating disorders and sleep disorders: A bidirectional interaction?	14
The effects of L-theanine consumption on sleep outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
The importance of residential dusk and dawn light exposure for sleep quality, health, and well-being	13
Effects of acute exposure to hypoxia on sleep structure in healthy adults: A systematic review	13
Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review	13
Gut microbiome as a therapeutic target in the treatment of sleep disorders: where we are	13
Influencing dreams through sensory stimulation: A systematic review	13
Shedding light on microsleep episodes for comprehensive sleepiness assessment: a narrative review	13
Sex differences in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Duration of respiratory events in obstructive sleep apnea: In search of paradoxical results	13
Psychopathology and NREM sleep parasomnias: A systematic review	13
Longitudinal risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	13
Update on the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia: Progress, challenges, and expert opinion	13
Mixed or misaligned? Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia across the spectrum of alcohol use disorder	12
Current treatment strategies in managing side effects associated with domiciliary positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for patients with sleep disordered breathing: A systematic review and meta-anal	12
Non-continuous positive airway pressure treatment options in obstructive sleep apnoea: A pathophysiological perspective	12
Concordance of objective and subjective measures of sleep in children with neurodevelopmental conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Primary snoring: Bridging gaps in management and research	12
Which structure generates paradoxical (REM) sleep: The brainstem, the hypothalamus, the amygdala or the cortex?	12
Hospital-based inpatient quality improvement initiatives on safe infant sleep: Systematic review and narrative synthesis	11
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia with objective short sleep duration phenotype: A systematic review with meta-analysis	11
Childhood maltreatment and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Rock-A-Bye Baby: A Proposal to conceptualize obstructive sleep apnea in infants	11
Variants of time in bed manipulation therapy for patients with insomnia: A scoping review	11
Methodological review of caffeine assessment strategies with a focus on adolescents	11
What you believe is what you get? A systematic review examining how beliefs and attitudes about sleep are associated with sleep duration in non-clinical samples	10
The parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide: A systematic review and a critical analysis of the medical literature	10
Diagnostic accuracy of machine learning algorithms in electrocardiogram-based sleep apnea detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Sleep-related disorders in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension	10
Interventions to increase sleep duration in young people: A systematic review	10
The dentofacial and upper airway morphology of adults with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Substance use and sleep health in young adults: Implications for integrated treatment and harm reduction	10
Sleep deficiency as a driver of cellular stress and damage in neurological disorders	10
Research progress on the role of exosomes in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome-related atherosclerosis	10
Which individually-directed non‐pharmacological interventions are effective at improving sleep outcomes in shift workers? A systematic review of systematic reviews	9
Napping and psychiatric disorders: a systematic review.	9
Reliability and validity of instruments containing reported sleep measures among children from birth to <5 years of age: A systematic review	9
Chronotype and substance use disorder: A systematic review with meta-analysis on the impact of circadian misalignment on psychopathology and clinical course	9
Sleep hygiene – What do we mean? A bibliographic review	9
Editorial Board	9
Excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea: Indirect treatment comparison of wake-promoting agents in patients adherent/nonadherent to primary OSA therapy	9
Neurobiology of cataplexy	8
The differential effects of sleep deprivation on pain perception in individuals with or without chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Lamentations in the night: A systematic review on catathrenia	8
The role of rapid maxillary expansion in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: Efficacy, mechanism and multidisciplinary collaboration	8
The prevalence of depression in isolated/idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Circadian realignment and depressed mood: A systematic review	8
The effect of physical exercise interventions on insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Editorial Board	8
Editorial Board	7
Sleep assessment using EEG-based wearables – A systematic review	7
A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduate students	7
Sleep Medicine Reviews “Stay hungry, stay foolish, stay tough and sleep well!”; why resilience and mental toughness and restoring sleep are associated	7
Cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia works. It's time to make it accessible	7
Comparison of the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for pain, and hybrid cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and pain in individuals with c	7
Functional connectivity changes in insomnia disorder: A systematic review	7
Editorial Board	7
Comment on Yang et al., 2020: Melatonergic agents in the prevention of delirium: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	7
Mandibular advancement device design: A systematic review on outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea treatment	7
Systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia on subjective and actigraphy-measured sleep and comorbid symptoms in cancer survivors	7
Conditions of sleep restoration after smoking cessation: A systematic review	6
Sleep quality in eating disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Persistence and prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing after delivery: A scoping review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies	6
A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the relationship between sleep duration/quality, mental toughness and resilience amongst healthy individuals	6
A systematic review of the validity of non-invasive sleep-measuring devices in mid-to-late life adults: Future utility for Alzheimer's disease research	6
Salivary α-amylase as a marker of sleep disorders: A theoretical review	6
Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6