Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0277
ISSN: 2167-0277
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences (TSCS), Miami, FL 33136, USA
Research Article
Strategies to Engage Blacks in Sleep Medicine: Lessons Learned from Three Studies Applying Community-Based Participatory Research Principles
Author(s): April Rogers, Alicia Chung, Azizi Seixas, Debbie Chung, Ferdinand Zizi and Girardin Jean-Louis*
Introduction: Awareness, assessment and treatment of sleep apnea are disproportionately lower among Blacks,
compared to other racial/ethnic groups. To address this health disparity gap, communication strategies that connect
Blacks to OSA education, detection and treatment adherence interventions are needed. Strategies that engage
individuals through communication technologies, community-level social network support, and medical providers in
clinical settings are also needed. We present lessons learned from three studies that offer these solutions
using a community-engaged research model: The Metabolic Syndrome Outcome Study (MetSO), Peer-enhanced
Education to Reduce Sleep Ethnic Disparities (PEERS-ED), and Tailored Approach to Sleep Health Education
(TASHE), to capture program effectiveness and lessons learned from project successes and failures... View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0277.23.12.442