Reducing health disparities: the role of sleep deficiency and sleep disorders

Highlights • Sleep health measures differ by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position. • The multilevel etiology of disparities in sleep health is not well understood. • Sleep deficiency is associated with conditions burdened by health disparities. • Research is needed to elucidate the contribution...

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Published in:Sleep medicine 2016-02, Vol.18, p.3-6
Main Authors: Laposky, Aaron D, Van Cauter, Eve, Diez-Roux, Ana V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Research
Cardiovascular disease
Congresses as Topic
Continental Population Groups
Diabetes
Ethnic Groups
Health disparities
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Neurology
Obstructive sleep apnea
Risk Factors
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - ethnology
Sleep deficiency
Sleep Medicine
Sleep Wake Disorders - ethnology
Socioeconomic Factors
Socioeconomic position
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Summary:Highlights • Sleep health measures differ by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic position. • The multilevel etiology of disparities in sleep health is not well understood. • Sleep deficiency is associated with conditions burdened by health disparities. • Research is needed to elucidate the contribution of sleep to health disparities. • Surveillance tools and cohorts are available to study sleep-related disparities.
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2015.01.007