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Beliefs and attitudes toward obstructive sleep apnea evaluation and treatment among blacks.
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- The Relationship Between Education Level and the Prevalence and Medical Behavior of Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Racial and ethnic differences in the receipt of continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnea.Sleep medicine · 2024Article
- Racial Disparity in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Care and its Impact on Cardiovascular Health.Current sleep medicine reports · 2024Article
- Tackling obstructive sleep apnea with pharmacotherapeutics: expert guidance.Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2024Review
- Strategies to Engage Blacks in Sleep Medicine: Lessons Learned from Three Studies Applying Community-Based Participatory Research Principles.Journal of sleep disorders & therapy · 2023Article
- Coverage Decisions for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy: Intended and Unintended Consequences.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2023Article
- People's knowledge, attitudes, practice, and healthcare education demand regarding OSA: a cross-sectional study among Chinese general populations.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Factors influencing patient delay in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a study based on an integrated model.Annals of medicine · 2022Article
- Disparities in sleep duration among American children: effects of race and ethnicity, income, age, and sex.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Differences in Symptoms and Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea between Black and White Patients.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2022Article
- Assessing the needs and perspectives of patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome following continuous positive airway pressure therapy to inform health care practice: A focus group study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Adherence to prescribed overnight sleep study in patients suspected of sleep apnea: problem size and influential factors.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveAlthough blacks are at higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), they are not as likely as their white counterparts to receive OSA evaluation and treatment. This study assessed knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes towards OSA evaluation and treatment among blacks residing in Brooklyn, New York.
methodsFive focus groups involving 39 black men and women (aged > or =18 years) were conducted at State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn to ascertain barriers preventing or delaying OSA evaluation and treatment.
resultsMisconceptions about sleep apnea were a common theme that emerged from participants' responses. Obstructive sleep apnea was often viewed as a type of insomnia, an age-related phenomenon, and as being caused by certain bedtime activities. The major theme that emerged about barriers to OSA evaluation was unfamiliarity with the study environment. Barriers were categorized as: problems sleeping in a strange and unfamiliar environment, unfamiliarity with the study protocol, and fear of being watched while sleeping. Barriers to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment adoption were related to the confining nature of the device, discomfort of wearing a mask while they slept, and concerns about their partner's perceptions of treatment.
conclusionResults of this study suggest potential avenues for interventions to increase adherence to recommended evaluation and treatment of OSA. Potential strategies include reducing misconceptions about OSA, increasing awareness of OSA in vulnerable communities, familiarizing patients and their partners with laboratory procedures used to diagnose and treat OSA. We propose that these strategies should be used to inform the development of culturally and linguistically tailored sleep apnea interventions to increase awareness of OSA among blacks who are at risk for OSA and associated comorbidities.
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