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Obstructive sleep apnoea in adult indigenous populations in high-income countries: an integrative review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of impotence research · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review of obstructive sleep apnea in Indigenous peoples worldwide.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Review
- Obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and management in First Nations communities: protocol for the Let's Yarn About Sleep-Obstructive Sleep Apnea Program.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Article
- Mid-life sleep is associated with cognitive performance later in life in aging American Indians: data from the Strong Heart Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Estimated prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea by occupation and industry in England: a descriptive study.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- Does race-ethnicity affect upper airway stimulation adherence and treatment outcome of obstructive sleep apnea?Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2022Article
- Obesity, Sex, Snoring and Severity of OSA in a First Nation Community in Saskatchewan, Canada.Clocks & sleep · 2022Article
- The Top End Sleepiness Scale (TESS): A New Tool to Assess Subjective Daytime Sleepiness Among Indigenous Australian Adults.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- Is sleep duration associated with overweight/obesity in Indigenous Australian adults?BMC public health · 2020Article
- Gender Differences in the Clinical and Polysomnographic Characteristics Among Australian Aboriginal Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Nature and science of sleep · 2020Article
- Adherence to positive airway pressure treatment among minority populations in the US: A scoping review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2018Article
- Predictors of Sleep Apnea in the Canadian Population.Canadian respiratory journal · 2018Article
- Exploring policy driven systemic inequities leading to differential access to care among Indigenous populations with obstructive sleep apnea in Canada.International journal for equity in health · 2015Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Oxidative Stress, and Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence from Human Studies.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2015Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundObstructive sleep apnoea is recognised as a common but under-diagnosed health issue. Currently, there is very little published data relating to the burden and impact of obstructive sleep apnoea among indigenous populations. The purpose of this review was to investigate the prevalence, impact, risk factors and treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in indigenous populations in high-income countries.
methodsAn integrative review was conducted on 25 English language studies and reports that investigated obstructive sleep apnoea among indigenous populations in high-income countries. Studies that did not focus on indigenous populations in the results or discussion were excluded. Eligible studies were identified by searching PubMed, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases and reference lists of eligible studies. Publication dates range from 1998 to 2012.
resultsSynthesis of studies indicates the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea is higher and severity is greater in indigenous populations compared with non-indigenous populations. Comparable risk factors for obstructive sleep apnoea were identified in indigenous and non-indigenous populations, with only three studies identifying ethnicity as an independent risk factor.
conclusionsIndigenous populations in high-income countries are subject to an overall greater prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea that is also more severe. A higher prevalence of obesity, alcohol and tobacco use and comorbid medical conditions associated with low socioeconomic status rather than indigenous status per se appears to explain this disparity.
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