Insomnia Symptoms in a Multiethnic Sample of American Women
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| Název: | Insomnia Symptoms in a Multiethnic Sample of American Women |
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| Autoři: | Jean-Louis, Girardin, Magai, Carol, Casimir, Georges, Zizi, Ferdinand, Moise, Frantz, McKenzie, Dexter, Graham, Yvonne |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Women's Health. 17:15-25 |
| Informace o vydavateli: | Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2008. |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Témata: | Adult, Cultural Characteristics, Health Status, Health Behavior, Sciences bio-médicales et agricoles, Middle Aged, United States, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders -- ethnology -- prevention & control, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 5. Gender equality, Risk Factors, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Adaptation, Psychological, Ethnicity, Prevalence, Psychological, Humans, Women's Health, Women's Health -- ethnology, Female, Adaptation, Ethnic Groups -- statistics & numerical data, United States -- epidemiology, Health Behavior -- ethnology |
| Popis: | Ethnic disparities in socioeconomic factors, risk markers, and coping styles affect health status. This study examined whether those factors influence insomnia symptoms in a multiethnic sample of urban American women.Women (n = 1440, average age = 59.5 +/- 6.45 years) participating in the study were recruited using a stratified, cluster sampling technique. The sample comprises African Americans (22%), English-speaking Caribbeans (22%), Haitians (22%), Dominicans (12%), Eastern Europeans (11%), and European Americans (11%). Trained staff conducted face-to-face interviews lasting 1.5 hours acquiring demographic, health, and sleep data.Analysis indicated significant ethnic differences in socioeconomics, risk markers, and health characteristics. The prevalence of insomnia symptoms (defined as either difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, or early morning awakening) among African Americans was 71%, English-speaking Caribbeans 34%, Haitians 33%, Dominicans 73%, Eastern Europeans 77%, and European Americans 70%. Hierarchical regression results showed that ethnicity explained 20% of the variance in the insomnia variable. Sociodemographic factors explained 5% of the variance, risk markers explained 5%, medical factors 20%, and coping styles 1%. Goodness-of-fit test indicated the model was reliable [chi-square = 276, p < 0.001], explaining 51% of the variance.Findings show interethnic heterogeneity in insomnia symptoms, even among groups previously assumed to be homogeneous. Different factors seemingly influence rates of insomnia symptoms within each ethnic group examined. These findings have direct relevance in the management of sleep problems among women of different ethnic backgrounds. Understanding of ethnic/cultural factors affecting the sleep experience is important in interpreting subjective sleep data. |
| Druh dokumentu: | Article |
| Popis souboru: | No full-text files |
| Jazyk: | English |
| ISSN: | 1931-843X 1540-9996 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/jwh.2006.0310 |
| Přístupová URL adresa: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18240978 https://difusion.ulb.ac.be/vufind/Record/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/148284/Details http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18240978 https://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jwh.2006.0310 http://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jwh.2006.0310 https://core.ac.uk/display/16492399 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jwh.2006.0310 |
| Rights: | Mary Ann Liebert TDM |
| Přístupové číslo: | edsair.doi.dedup.....0dc62512f1f341dfaf7443d1315de2aa |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | Ethnic disparities in socioeconomic factors, risk markers, and coping styles affect health status. This study examined whether those factors influence insomnia symptoms in a multiethnic sample of urban American women.Women (n = 1440, average age = 59.5 +/- 6.45 years) participating in the study were recruited using a stratified, cluster sampling technique. The sample comprises African Americans (22%), English-speaking Caribbeans (22%), Haitians (22%), Dominicans (12%), Eastern Europeans (11%), and European Americans (11%). Trained staff conducted face-to-face interviews lasting 1.5 hours acquiring demographic, health, and sleep data.Analysis indicated significant ethnic differences in socioeconomics, risk markers, and health characteristics. The prevalence of insomnia symptoms (defined as either difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, or early morning awakening) among African Americans was 71%, English-speaking Caribbeans 34%, Haitians 33%, Dominicans 73%, Eastern Europeans 77%, and European Americans 70%. Hierarchical regression results showed that ethnicity explained 20% of the variance in the insomnia variable. Sociodemographic factors explained 5% of the variance, risk markers explained 5%, medical factors 20%, and coping styles 1%. Goodness-of-fit test indicated the model was reliable [chi-square = 276, p < 0.001], explaining 51% of the variance.Findings show interethnic heterogeneity in insomnia symptoms, even among groups previously assumed to be homogeneous. Different factors seemingly influence rates of insomnia symptoms within each ethnic group examined. These findings have direct relevance in the management of sleep problems among women of different ethnic backgrounds. Understanding of ethnic/cultural factors affecting the sleep experience is important in interpreting subjective sleep data. |
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| ISSN: | 1931843X 15409996 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/jwh.2006.0310 |