十分な
睡眠が
取れず
不眠などに
悩む人が
増えているとして、
日本睡眠学会は
医療機関が
掲げる診療科の
名前に、
新たに「
睡眠障害」を
加えるよう
国に
要望する
方針を
固めたことが
分かりました。
It has been revealed that, as more people are suffering from insufficient sleep and insomnia, the Japanese Society of Sleep Research has decided to request the government to add sleep disorders to the names of medical departments displayed by healthcare institutions.
「
睡眠障害内科」
など、
ほかの
診療科名と
組み合わせて
掲げることを
想定しているということです。
It is assumed that it will be displayed in combination with other department names, such as Sleep Disorder Medicine.
日本人の平均睡眠時間は、2021年の調査で7時間20分余りと、OECD=経済協力開発機構に加盟する33か国の中で最も短く、厚生労働省の調査では約5人に1人が睡眠による十分な休息を取れていないと感じています。
The average sleep duration of Japanese people was just over 7 hours and 20 minutes according to a 2021 survey, which is the shortest among the 33 countries that are members of the OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, about one in five people feel that they are not getting enough rest from sleep.
睡眠不足などが慢性化すると、高血圧や糖尿病、それにうつ病などになるリスクが高まるため、早期に適切な診療を受けることが望ましいとされていますが、現在は医療機関が看板や広告に診療科の名前として「睡眠障害」ということばを掲げることができず、どこに相談すれば良いか分かりにくいという課題が指摘されています。
If chronic conditions such as lack of sleep persist, the risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes, and even depression increases, so it is recommended to seek appropriate medical care at an early stage. However, currently, medical institutions are not allowed to use the term sleep disorder as the name of a medical department on their signs or advertisements, making it difficult for people to know where to seek consultation.
こうしたことから、専門の医師などで作る日本睡眠学会は関係するほかの学会などの賛同を得て、診療科の名前に「睡眠障害」を掲げられるよう、近く厚生労働省に要望書を提出する方針を固めたことが関係者への取材で分かりました。
From these circumstances, it has been learned through interviews with those involved that the Japanese Society of Sleep Research, which is made up of specialized doctors, has decided to submit a petition to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in the near future, with the support of other related academic societies, to allow the inclusion of sleep disorders in the names of medical departments.
「内科」や「外科」など医療機関が看板などに掲げられる診療科の名前は「標ぼう診療科」と呼ばれ、追加するには国の専門家会議で承認を得る手続きが必要で、今後、厚生労働省が検討を進める見通しです。
The names of medical departments displayed on signs at medical institutions, such as internal medicine or surgery, are called designated medical departments. To add a new one, it is necessary to obtain approval from a national expert committee, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is expected to continue discussions on this matter.
学会は「睡眠障害内科」や「睡眠障害精神科」など、ほかの診療科名と組み合わせて掲げることを想定していて、学会の関係者は「不眠が医療の対象であることを広く知ってもらうためにも重要だ」と話しています。
The academic society envisions combining the name with other medical departments, such as Sleep Disorder Internal Medicine or Sleep Disorder Psychiatry. A member of the society said, Its important to widely let people know that insomnia is a medical issue.