2024
Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Nam S, Jeon S, Ordway M, Mazure C, Sinha R, Yau L, Iennaco J. Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia in Black women: a pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2024, 47: 1094-1106. PMID: 39306634, DOI: 10.1007/s10865-024-00521-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Health Questionnaire-9Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventoryInsomnia Severity IndexHealth educationMindfulness-based therapyBlack womenDepressive symptomsEfficacy of mindfulness-based therapyAttention control groupSleep health disparitiesPost-intervention changesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexInsomnia severity scoresSleep Quality IndexInsomnia Severity Index scoreBehavioral sleep strategiesRandomized controlled trialsClinically significant improvementPhysical activityHealth disparitiesHealthy eatingSleep hygiene practicesImprove anxietyWeekly sessions
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