The Climate Question

• Night-time temperature rises are increasingly disrupting sleep quality and quantity, with implications for patient health outcomes and daytime functioning that clinicians should assess during routine consultations
• Elevated nocturnal temperatures affect thermoregulation and sleep architecture, potentially exacerbating existing conditions and contributing to fatigue-related presentations in primary care
• GPs should consider environmental and temperature-related factors when managing sleep disorders and fatigue, and counsel patients on evidence-based cooling strategies to mitigate climate-related sleep disruption

How the rise in night-time temperatures is starting to disrupt our sleep and health

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