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The Sleep of African Americans: A Comparative Review

Durrence, H. Heith, Lichstein, Kenneth L.·2006·Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Abstract

Researchers have not thoroughly assessed the sleep of African Americans (AAs) despite the recent increased attention to ethnic research. This article reviews the sleep and epidemiological literatures to assess AA sleep. Although the limited data were sometimes inconsistent, they suggest that AAs sleep worse than Caucasian Americans. AAs take longer to fall asleep, report poorer sleep quality, have more light and less deep sleep, and nap more often and longer. AAs have a higher prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing and exhibit more risk factors for poor sleep. These differences are concentrated in young- and middle-age adults. There are no sleep disorders treatment data for AAs. These data support further research into ethnic differences in both normal and disturbed sleep.

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  • Existing research suggests the prevalence of sleep problems may differ between racial groups, as well as by gender and socioeconomic status.

    “Existing research suggests the prevalence of sleep problems may differ between racial groups (Durrence and Lichstein 2006), as well as by gender and socioeconomic status (Arber et al. 2009).”

    From Sleep Problems Across Development: A Pathway to Adolescent Risk Taking Through Working Memory (2015) · cites this paper as Durrence and Lichstein 2006

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Authors
Durrence, H. H., & Lichstein, K. L.
Venue
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Published
2006-02
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
29-44
ISSN
  • 1540-2002 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-2010
OpenAlex
W2054564138
Cited by
171
References
52
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FWCI
10.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
African Americans, sleep, ethnic differences, sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep-disordered breathing, snoring, napping, sleep disorders, sleep epidemiology, young and middle-aged adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Black or African American, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Sleep, Social Environment, Polysomnography, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Black People, White People

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