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Ethical and Policy Implications of Racial and Ethnic Healthcare Disparities in Sleep Health.
- Source :
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Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities [J Racial Ethn Health Disparities] 2024 Aug; Vol. 11 (4), pp. 2509-2515. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 24. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Despite efforts in recent years, including in policy and research, to address health disparities in the United States, many of those disparities continue to fester in marginalized racial/ethnic populations. Understanding sleep health disparities is critical in understanding the health and wellness of these groups. Using obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Black populations as a focus, this paper presents the role of race and ethnicity in the clinical understanding of sleep health-related issues by medical practitioners and the implications of the lack of clear policies or best practices to guide medical practitioners' attempts to meet sleep-related needs of marginalized racial/ethnic populations. Furthermore, the knowledge gap may be further complicated by the poor understanding and integration of existing evidence with the many, complex, sleep-associated co-morbidities. Policymaking in this area ought to be based on the ethical implications of disparate sleep-related health outcomes by race and ethnicity. So, we conclude by offering recommendations for developing ethically sound policies for addressing sleep problems in marginalized racial and ethnic populations.<br /> (© 2023. W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
United States
Ethnicity statistics & numerical data
Black or African American statistics & numerical data
Sleep Wake Disorders ethnology
Health Status Disparities
Racial Groups statistics & numerical data
Healthcare Disparities ethnology
Health Policy
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive ethnology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2196-8837
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37488315
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01716-0