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ArticleSleep health2024

Profiles of community support and challenges associated with insomnia symptoms: Findings from the pilot Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio Health Study.

Rupsha Singh, Kevin Villalobos, Jeffrey H Cohen, Arati Maleku, Sudarshan Pyakurel, Taku Suzuki, Shambika Raut, Mark Troyer, Chandra L Jackson, Francisco Alejandro Montiel Ishino

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Rupsha SinghLaboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Kevin VillalobosEpidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
Jeffrey H CohenDepartment of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Arati MalekuCollege of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Sudarshan PyakurelCollege of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Internal Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Taku SuzukiInternational Studies, Denison University, Granville, Ohio, USA.
Shambika RautCollege of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Mark TroyerDivision of General Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Chandra L JacksonEpidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA; Division of Intramural Research, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Francisco Alejandro Montiel IshinoEpidemiology Branch, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Electronic address: Francisco.MontielIshino@nih.gov.

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Social and Environmental Determinants of Health EquityZIAES103325 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JACKSON, CHANDRA · 2017 to 2025
$12.7M
SocioEnvironmental & Ecological Disparities Group: Identifying the Health Impacts of Dynamic InequitiesZIAES103392 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MONTIEL ISHINO, FRANCISCO ALEJANDRO · 2023 to 2025
$1.4M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103325Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103392
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objectivesWe investigated profiles of community support and challenges in relation to insomnia symptoms among the Bhutanese living in the United States.

methodsUsing data from the pilot Bhutanese Community of Central Ohio Health Study (N = 495; 51.5% men, 69.8% aged 18-44years), we used latent class analysis to identify distinct profiles of neighborhood social cohesion, social support, and community challenges (e.g., limited access to healthcare services and transportation, crime and safety issues, substance use, intimate partner violence) and their associations with insomnia symptoms. Insomnia symptoms were self-reported as difficulty falling and staying asleep and dichotomized as "not at all" vs. "some to always." Identified classes/profiles were further differentiated by self-reported sociodemographic, socioeconomic, health, acculturative, and discrimination factors.

resultsLatent class analysis revealed four distinct classes/profiles. The High Cohesion (class 1) profile (30.1% of sample) had the lowest likelihood of insomnia symptoms at 6.5%, followed by class 2 or High Support (23.6%) with a 15.3% likelihood. Class 3 or High Challenges profile (11.5%) had a moderate likelihood of insomnia symptoms at 49%. Class 4 or the Low Cohesion/Support profile (34.7%) had a 100% likelihood of reporting insomnia symptoms. Class 4 when compared to class 1 was more likely to report cardiometabolic conditions, experiences of everyday discrimination, limited English linguistic proficiency, and not using telehealth.

conclusionCommunity social cohesion and support may play an important role in mitigating insomnia symptoms among Bhutanese refugees. Further investigations are warranted.

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSocial SupportAdolescentAdultBhutanFemaleHumansMaleOhioPilot ProjectsResidence CharacteristicsYoung AdultBhutaneseDisplaced personsInsomniaLatent class analysisRefugeesSleep

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