Enhancing sleep health in urban American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents: Implications for culturally tailored interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urban American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents are vulnerable to sleep and other health-related disparities due to numerous social drivers, including historical trauma and relocation to urban areas. This study aims to identify strategies to increase protective factors and culturally tailor sleep health interventions for this population.

Methods

Using community-based participatory research, the NAYSHAW study conducted in-depth interviews with urban AI/AN adolescents aged 12-19 years to understand critical components needed for developing a culturally sensitive sleep health intervention. Data from two qualitative subsamples (N = 46) and parent surveys (N = 110) were analyzed, focusing on factors that affect sleep health behaviors, including parental involve

SUBMITTER: Dong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11303116 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature