2018
Physical neighborhood and social environment, beliefs about sleep, sleep hygiene behaviors, and sleep quality among African Americans
Nam S, Whittemore R, Jung S, Latkin C, Kershaw T, Redeker NS. Physical neighborhood and social environment, beliefs about sleep, sleep hygiene behaviors, and sleep quality among African Americans. Sleep Health 2018, 4: 258-264. PMID: 29776620, PMCID: PMC5961740, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2018.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSleep hygiene behaviorsSleep qualityHygiene behaviorSleep hygieneAfrican AmericansSociodemographic characteristicsNeighborhood environmentPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexChronic comorbid conditionsSleep Quality IndexPoor sleep qualityCross-sectional studyFinal multivariate modelSleep Hygiene Practice ScaleBetter sleep qualityPoor sleep hygieneNeighborhood Environment ScaleNeighborhood factorsComorbid conditionsAA menSleep disturbancesHigh prevalenceSleep disordersNeighborhood social environmentDysfunctional beliefs
2013
“I'd eat a bucket of nails if you told me it would help me sleep:” Perceptions of insomnia and its treatment in patients with stable heart failure
Andrews LK, Coviello J, Hurley E, Rose L, Redeker NS. “I'd eat a bucket of nails if you told me it would help me sleep:” Perceptions of insomnia and its treatment in patients with stable heart failure. Heart & Lung 2013, 42: 339-345. PMID: 23998381, PMCID: PMC4104042, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2013.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureHF patientsPatients' perceptionsStable heart failureSelf-management strategiesModel of insomniaEfficacy of interventionsCognitive behavioral therapyHypnotic medicationsDaytime functionInsomnia treatmentPoor sleepSleep concernsSide effectsPatientsHealth problemsInsomniaBehavioral therapyBehavioral treatmentTreatmentSleepDescriptive statisticsFocus group dataPsychological factorsIntervention