Ethnicity Differences in Sleep Changes Among Prehypertensive Adults Using a Smartphone Meditation App: Dose-Response Trial

African Americans (AAs) experience greater sleep quality problems than non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Meditation may aid in addressing this disparity, although the dosage levels needed to achieve such benefits have not been adequately studied. Smartphone apps present a novel modality for delivering, mo...

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Published in:JMIR formative research 2020-10, Vol.4 (10), p.e20501-e20501
Main Authors: Sieverdes, John C, Treiber, Frank A, Kline, Christopher E, Mueller, Martina, Brunner-Jackson, Brenda, Sox, Luke, Cain, Mercedes, Swem, Maria, Diaz, Vanessa, Chandler, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adults
Blood pressure
Camcorders
Cameras
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic illnesses
Ethnicity
Hypertension
Meditation
Original Paper
Post traumatic stress disorder
Sleep
Smartphones
Software
Word of mouth advertising
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Summary:African Americans (AAs) experience greater sleep quality problems than non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs). Meditation may aid in addressing this disparity, although the dosage levels needed to achieve such benefits have not been adequately studied. Smartphone apps present a novel modality for delivering, monitoring, and measuring adherence to meditation protocols. This 6-month dose-response feasibility trial investigated the effects of a breathing awareness meditation (BAM) app, Tension Tamer, on the secondary outcomes of self-reported and actigraphy measures of sleep quality and the modulating effects of ethnicity of AAs and NHWs. A total of 64 prehypertensive adults (systolic blood pressure
ISSN:2561-326X
2561-326X
DOI:10.2196/20501