Sleep Medicine Reviews

Article	Citations
Management of primary snoring in adults: A scoping review examining interventions, outcomes and instruments used to assess clinical effects	559
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	252
Commentary on Castelnovo et al the parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide	243
Cortisol and shiftwork: A scoping review	216
Sleep in times of crises: A scoping review in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis	192
How emotions impact sleep: A quantitative review of experiments	178
I think I'm sleepy, therefore I am – Awareness of sleepiness while driving: A systematic review	167
Having it both ways: The case of sleep & diet quality	166
Prevalence of poor sleep quality among stroke survivors: A meta-analysis and systematic review	156
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and restless leg syndrome across the lifespan: A systematic review and meta-analysis	151
Effects of COVID-19 home confinement on sleep in children: A systematic review	136
Contributions of post-learning REM and NREM sleep to memory retrieval	120
Impact of insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea on the risk of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	104
Circadian preference and mental health outcomes in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis	101
Challenges in diagnosing NREM parasomnias: Implications for future diagnostic classifications	100
Natural sleep endoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	97
Effect of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	96
EEG spectral analysis in insomnia disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	94
A bidirectional model of sleep and technology use: A theoretical review of How much, for whom, and which mechanisms	94
Associations between sleep variability and cardiometabolic health: A systematic review	89
Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in Indian adults	88
Guest editorial: Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)	81
Comparative efficacy of exercise modalities on sleep quality in populations with sleep disorders: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	79
Reply to “Should we use the multidimensional model of sleep health to assess the outcomes of sleep health promotion interventions? A commentary on: Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in chil	79
Sleep after burn injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis	78

The role of ovarian hormones in the pathophysiology of perimenopausal sleep disturbances: A systematic review	76
Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: Can we make it work for shift work?	74
Effect of sleep on oral health: A scoping review	73
Neighborhood environments and sleep among children and adolescents: A systematic review	72
Daily associations between sleep and physical activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis	69
A systematic review of Nightmare prevalence in children	68
Pharmacokinetics of exogenous melatonin in relation to formulation, and effects on sleep: A systematic review	67
Objective sleep markers of suicidal behaviors in patients with psychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis	65
An evaluation of psychosocial sleep interventions for children with chronic health conditions: A systematic review	63
Erectile dysfunction and sleep related bruxism: An exploratory review of an improbable association	62
Is the bedtime ingestion of hypertensive medications effective and safe?	58
Respiratory event duration in obstructive sleep apnea: don't forget the chemical drive !	58
Complementary and alternative treatments for insomnia/insomnia -depression-anxiety symptom cluster: Meta-analysis of English and Chinese literature	58
Designing sleep disruption: The digital persuasion underlying screen use and sleep	57
Sleep and self-control: A systematic review and meta-analysis	57
Editorial Board	57
Perioperative management of obstructive sleep apnea in lower extremity orthopedic procedures: A review of evidence to inform the development of a clinical pathway	56
Bright light therapy in cancer: Evidence for future research and therapy	55
Global prevalence of poor sleep quality in military personnel and veterans: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies	55
Effects of sleep manipulation on markers of insulin sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	54
Asthma and obstructive sleep apnoea in adults and children – an up-to-date review	53
Sleep and the Mediterranean diet: A systematic review and meta-analysis	53
Orthodontic appliances for the treatment of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	53
Go to bed! A systematic review and meta-analysis of bedtime procrastination correlates and sleep outcomes	53
Sleep quality and architecture in Idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	52
The interrelationship between sleep, diet, and glucose metabolism	51
Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	50
Sleep, cerebrospinal fluid, and the glymphatic system: A systematic review	50
HPA axis activity in patients with chronic insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies	48
Importance of the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in sleep-wake regulation: Implications for aging and Alzheimer's disease	48
Editorial Board	47
Obstructive sleep apnea and stroke: The mechanisms, the randomized trials, and the road ahead	47
Sleep interventions for adults admitted to psychiatric inpatient settings: A systematic scoping review	46
The effect of evening light on circadian-related outcomes: A systematic review	46
Acupuncture: A beacon of hope for primary insomnia	45
A narrative review of the relationship between head and neck cancer and obstructive sleep apnea: Clinical studies and statistical analysis	45
On the association of chemical pollutant exposures and disordered sleep outcomes	44
Day-to-day associations between pain intensity and sleep outcomes in an adult chronic musculoskeletal pain population: A systematic review	43
Association between autonomic function and obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	43
Rethinking clinical trials in restless legs syndrome: A roadmap	43
Pharmacologic and hormonal treatments for menopausal sleep disturbances: A network meta-analysis of 43 randomized controlled trials and 32,271 menopausal women	42
The effects of evening high-intensity exercise on sleep in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Associations of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of observational and mendelian randomization studies	40
The association between couple relationships and sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Broken clocks: The effects of delayed school start time on adolescent sleep in solar vs. standard time	39
Editorial Board	39
A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate	39
Sedative-hypnotics and osteoporotic fractures: A systematic review of observational studies with over six million individuals	39
Daytime napping and cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: A systematic review	39
Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychotherapies, pharmacotherapies, and their combination for the treatment of adult insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	38

The relationship between opioid use and obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Diagnostic accuracy of screening questionnaires for obstructive sleep apnea in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Sleep disorders in Prader-Willi syndrome, evidence from animal models and humans	37
Comment on Niklasson et al. The relationship between preoperative sleep disturbance and acute postoperative pain control: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Peripheral arterial tonometry–PAT technology	36
Convergent abnormality in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex in insomnia disorder: A revisited neuroimaging meta-analysis of 39 studies	35
Sleep and social relationships in healthy populations: A systematic review	35
Evaluating pharmacological treatments for excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea: A comprehensive network meta-analysis and systematic review	35
Methodological issues of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the field of sleep medicine: A meta-epidemiological study	35
Sleep surgery improves blood pressure: How can it be?	34
Neurobiological mechanisms of sleep-state-misperception in insomnia disorder: a theoretical review	34
Cognitive dysfunction in central disorders of hypersomnolence: A systematic review	34
A meta-analysis of the association between insomnia with objective short sleep duration and risk of hypertension	34
The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	34
Commentary on Brupbacher et al.: The effects of exercise on sleep in unipolar depression: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	33
Sleep apnea and stroke: A dynamic duo	32
Associations between parental relationship dissolution and child sleep: A systematic review	32
Sensory aspects of restless legs syndrome: Clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging prospectives	32
Comment on Yang et al. Associations of sleep with cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular diseases: An umbrella review of observational and mendelian randomization studies	32
Commentary on Yue et al. Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacological treatments for insomnia in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	32
Impact of one night of sleep restriction on sleepiness and cognitive function: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Nighttime vigorous exercise: Is lack of sleep disruption good enough?	31
Adolescent perspectives of bedtime social media use: A qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis	30
Treatment for behavioral insomnia in young children with neurotypical development under 6 years of age: A systematic review	29
Endogenous melatonin and sleep in individuals with Rare Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorders (RGND): A systematic review	29
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	29
Prevalence of headaches and their relationship with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - Systematic review and meta-analysis	28
Non-pharmacological and melatonin interventions for pediatric sleep initiation and maintenance problems: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	27
A new year, continuing high quality and impact	27
Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in patients with chronic pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	27
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”	27
The heritability of insomnia: Systematic review and meta-analysis of twin studies	27
Commentary on Xue et al. The efficacy and safety of dual orexin receptor antagonists in primary insomnia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis	27
Exosomes, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular disease: Implications for pathogenesis and promises for prevention	26
Global prevalence of post-COVID-19 sleep disturbances in adults at different follow-up time points: A systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Dietary inflammatory index (DII) and sleep quality, duration, and timing: A systematic review	25
Novel applications of sleep pharmacology as delirium therapeutics	25
We need to do better: A systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy of restless legs syndrome screening instruments	25
Effect of orthopedic and functional orthodontic treatment in children with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Editorial Board	24
Neurocognitive outcomes of children with sleep disordered breathing: A systematic review with meta-analysis	24
Should we use the multidimensional model of sleep health to assess the outcomes of sleep health promotion interventions? A commentary on: “Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged	23
The relationship between sleep duration and arterial stiffness: A meta-analysis	23
A systematic review and meta-analysis of upper airway sensation in obstructive sleep apnea – Implications for pathogenesis, treatment and future research directions	23
Shaping the slow waves of sleep: A systematic and integrative review of sleep slow wave modulation in humans using non-invasive brain stimulation	23
Sleep and anxiety: From mechanisms to interventions	23
Telemedicine interventions for CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of the masticatory system and their associations in children with sleep bruxism: A systematic review and meta-analysis	22
Artificial intelligence and sleep: Advancing sleep medicine	22
Sleep alterations in major depressive disorder and insomnia disorder: A network meta-analysis of polysomnographic studies	22
Social determinants of health at multiple socio-ecological levels and sleep health in adolescents: A scoping review	22
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea in cardiovascular risk in the pediatric population: A systematic review	21
Heritability of sleep duration and quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis	21
Longitudinal studies of sleep, physical activity and nutritional intake in shift workers: A scoping review	21
In defence of the arousal and sleep displacement hypotheses: Considering the role of automatic processes in pre-sleep technology use	21
Landscape of biomedical informatics standards and terminologies for clinical sleep medicine research: A systematic review	21
Guest editorial: Phrenic nerve stimulation for treatment of central sleep apnea	21
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
Weighing the evidence for excess weight and weight loss in the management of obstructive sleep apnea.‘Fat’ or fiction?	20
Chrono-nutrition and sleep: lessons from the temporal feature of eating patterns in human studies - A systematic scoping review	20
The microbiota-gut-brain axis in sleep disorders	20
Learning during sleep in humans – A historical review	20
A new chapter: Embracing the role of Editor-in-Chief of Sleep Medicine Reviews	20
Sleep and affect: A conceptual review	20
Negative health outcomes in long sleepers: The societal sleep restriction hypothesis	20
A scoping review of self-help cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia	20
The association of obstructive sleep apnea with blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s dementia - A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Challenging beliefs for quality sleep: A systematic review of maladaptive sleep beliefs and treatment outcomes following cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia	20
The PAP-RES algorithm: Defining who, why and how to use positive airway pressure therapy for OSA	20
Interventions to improve sleep in caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Practical aspects of experimental sleep extension research with adolescents	19
Sleep duration trajectories and cognition in early childhood: A systematic review	19
Editorial Board	19
Changes in parental sleep from pregnancy to postpartum: A meta-analytic review of actigraphy studies	19
Classifying intervention components used in sleep duration interventions for children: A systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Effect of phrenic nerve stimulation on patients with central sleep apnea: A meta-analysis	19
Secondary RBD: Not just neurodegeneration	19
The relationship between preoperative sleep disturbance and acute postoperative pain control: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
Structural validity of the Insomnia Severity Index: A systematic review and meta-analysis	18

Personality traits and pre-treatment beliefs and cognitions predicting patient adherence to continuous positive airway pressure: A systematic review	18
Ambient chemical and physical approaches for the modulation of sleep and wakefulness	18
Associations between childhood maltreatment and behavioral sleep disturbances across the lifespan: 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	18
Digital media use and sleep in late adolescence and young adulthood: A systematic review	17
Clinicians should not avoid prescribing CPAP in older adults with cognitive impairment	17
Circadian immunometabolism: A future insight for targeted therapy in cancer	17
The interplay between symptoms of insomnia and pain in people with osteoarthritis: A narrative review of the current evidence	17
Addressing the challenges and gaps in understanding pediatric periodic limb movement disorder	17
Reply to Smolensky and Hermida: The potential role of internal circadian time in tailored anti-hypertensive medication dosing	17
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.	17
Bright light therapy has a positive effect on sleep quality in patients with cancer: A meta-analysis	17
Editorial Board	17
The feasibility of at-home sleep extension in adolescents and young adults: A meta-analysis and systematic review	17
Efficacy of melatonin for chronic insomnia: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses	16
Reproducibility in sleep and circadian science systematic reviews and meta-analyses	16
The complexities of the sleep-pain relationship in adolescents: A critical review	16
AI-enhanced imagery rehearsal therapy: A novel approach to treating nightmare disorder	16
Duration of respiratory events in obstructive sleep apnea: In search of paradoxical results	16
Multidimensional sleep health and diabetic retinopathy: Systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)	16
Reply to Patterson et al. Commentary: Fatigue risk management in emergency services personnel	16
Do sleepless nights turn into painful days? Opportunities and challenges in detecting and synthesising the day-to-day sleep-pain relationship	16
Review and perspective on sleep-disordered breathing research and translation to clinics	16
Astrocytes are more dynamic players in brain functions than previously recognized	16
A systematic review of the association between sleep health and stress biomarkers in children	15
Eating disorders and sleep disorders: A bidirectional interaction?	15
Gut microbiome as a therapeutic target in the treatment of sleep disorders: where we are	15
Sex differences in rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Psychopathology and NREM sleep parasomnias: A systematic review	15
Effects of acute exposure to hypoxia on sleep structure in healthy adults: A systematic review	15
Prevalence of sleep disturbances in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Longitudinal risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review	15
Treatment-emergent central sleep apnea associated with non-positive airway pressure therapies in obstructive sleep apnea patients: A systematic review	15
Do sleep interventions change sleep duration in children aged 0–5 years? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials	15
Bidirectional associations between daily PTSD symptoms and sleep disturbances: A systematic review	15
The importance of residential dusk and dawn light exposure for sleep quality, health, and well-being	15
REM sleep in narcolepsy	15
Update on the treatment of idiopathic hypersomnia: Progress, challenges, and expert opinion	14
Influencing dreams through sensory stimulation: A systematic review	14
Rock-A-Bye Baby: A Proposal to conceptualize obstructive sleep apnea in infants	14
Hospital-based inpatient quality improvement initiatives on safe infant sleep: Systematic review and narrative synthesis	13
Primary snoring: Bridging gaps in management and research	13
Mixed or misaligned? Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia across the spectrum of alcohol use disorder	13
Which structure generates paradoxical (REM) sleep: The brainstem, the hypothalamus, the amygdala or the cortex?	13
Contribution of sleep disturbances to the heterogeneity of cognitive and brain alterations in alcohol use disorder	13
Concordance of objective and subjective measures of sleep in children with neurodevelopmental conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia with objective short sleep duration phenotype: A systematic review with meta-analysis	13
Non-continuous positive airway pressure treatment options in obstructive sleep apnoea: A pathophysiological perspective	13
Methodological review of caffeine assessment strategies with a focus on adolescents	13
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
Sleep disordered breathing as a cause and consequence of stroke: A review of pathophysiological and clinical relationships	12
Research progress on the role of exosomes in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome-related atherosclerosis	12
Childhood maltreatment and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Substance use and sleep health in young adults: Implications for integrated treatment and harm reduction	12
Polysomnographic nighttime features of narcolepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Sleep-related disorders in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension	12
The impact of sleep loss on performance monitoring and error-monitoring: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Sleep hygiene – What do we mean? A bibliographic review	11
Interventions to increase sleep duration in young people: A systematic review	11
Editorial Board	11
The parasomnia defense in sleep-related homicide: A systematic review and a critical analysis of the medical literature	11
Sleep deficiency as a driver of cellular stress and damage in neurological disorders	11
The effect of physical exercise interventions on insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
The dentofacial and upper airway morphology of adults with obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis	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	11
Cardiovascular disorders in narcolepsy: Review of associations and determinants	11
Reliability and validity of instruments containing reported sleep measures among children from birth to <5 years of age: A systematic review	10
Editorial Board	10
Circadian realignment and depressed mood: A systematic review	10
Sleep and human cognitive development	10
Lamentations in the night: A systematic review on catathrenia	10
Editorial Board	10
Editorial Board	10
The role of rapid maxillary expansion in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: Efficacy, mechanism and multidisciplinary collaboration	10
Comment on Yang et al., 2020: Melatonergic agents in the prevention of delirium: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	10
Cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia works. It's time to make it accessible	10
Excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea: Indirect treatment comparison of wake-promoting agents in patients adherent/nonadherent to primary OSA therapy	10
Neurobiology of cataplexy	9
Sleep assessment using EEG-based wearables – A systematic review	9
New frontiers in pharmacologic obstructive sleep apnea treatment: A narrative review	9
The prevalence of depression in isolated/idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Mandibular advancement device design: A systematic review on outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea treatment	9
Systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia on subjective and actigraphy-measured sleep and comorbid symptoms in cancer survivors	9
Sleep disruption in children and adolescents with epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Functional connectivity changes in insomnia disorder: A systematic review	9
Salivary α-amylase as a marker of sleep disorders: A theoretical review	8
Persistence and prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing after delivery: A scoping review of longitudinal and cross-sectional studies	8
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	8
Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis	8
The association between sleep quality and telomere attrition: A systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 400,212 participants	8
A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduate students	8
Conditions of sleep restoration after smoking cessation: A systematic review	8
A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the relationship between sleep duration/quality, mental toughness and resilience amongst healthy individuals	8