ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2015
Sleep Disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Residents of Regional and Remote Australia.
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- 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
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- Incidence of Daytime Sleepiness and Associated Factors in Two First Nations Communities in Saskatchewan, Canada.Clocks & sleep · 2019Article
- Better Indigenous Risk stratification for Cardiac Health study (BIRCH) protocol: rationale and design of a cross-sectional and prospective cohort study to identify novel cardiovascular risk indicators in Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander adults.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2017Observational
- Sleep Disorders in Indigenous Communities: Time to Close the Gap.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
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objectivesTo compare the use of sleep diagnostic tests, the risks, and cofactors, and outcomes of the care of Indigenous and non-indigenous Australian adults in regional and remote Australia in whom sleep related breathing disorders have been diagnosed.
methodsA retrospective cohort study of 200 adults; 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 100 non-indigenous adults with a confirmed sleep related breathing disorder diagnosed prior to September 2011 at Alice Springs Hospital and Cairns Hospital, Australia.
resultsResults showed overall Indigenous Australians were 1.8 times more likely to have a positive diagnostic sleep study performed compared with non-indigenous patients, 1.6 times less likely in central Australia and 3.4 times more likely in far north Queensland. All regional and remote residents accessed diagnostic sleep studies at a rate less than Australia overall (31/100,000/y (95% confidence interval, 21-44) compared with 575/100,000/y).
conclusionThe barriers to diagnosis and ongoing care are likely to relate to remote residence, lower health self-efficacy, the complex nature of the treatment tool, and environmental factors such as electricity and sleeping area. Indigeneity, remote residence, environmental factors, and low awareness of sleep health are likely to affect service accessibility and rate of use and capacity to enhance patient and family education and support following a diagnosis. A greater understanding of enablers and barriers to care and evaluation of interventions to address these are required. COMMENTARY: A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 1255.
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