Veronica Olaker, MPH, Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD, and Pauline Terebuh, MD, MPH
Skilled interactions in health care are those in which clinicians focus on making patients feel seen and heard and that their needs are important and can be met.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(11):E875-880. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.875.
Fully assessing children’s sleep environments and effectively promoting children’s overall sleep health is nearly impossible during brief clinical encounters.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(10):E755-762. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.755.
Behaviorally induced insufficient sleep syndrome can exacerbate morning side effects of prescription sleep aids, and there are potentially serious long-term risks.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(10):E763-770. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.763.
Maeve Pascoe, MD, MS and Nancy Foldvary-Schaefer, DO, MS
Poor sleep affects nearly every organ system and influences many morbidity and mortality causes, so screening for sleep sufficiency and quality should be prioritized.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(10):E749-754. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.749.