Obstructive sleep apnea diagnosis and management in First Nations communities: protocol for the Let's Yarn About Sleep-Obstructive Sleep Apnea Program.

ABSTRACT: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent, yet significantly under-recognized disorder in First Nations Australians. Responding to strong community demand for local capacity building for sleep health equity, this paper outlines the Let's Yarn About Sleep-OSA (LYAS-OSA) program protocol. The LYAS-OSA program will involve the co-design, implementation, and evaluation of a place-based, culturally responsive, nurse-led, and Aboriginal Health Worker-supported model for OSA diagnosis and management for First Nations peoples. This program will partner with health services and organizations across 12 communities in Queensland, Australia. The program will be conducted from 2023 to 2027. During the set up and development stage, an advanced data analytics study of secondary data will examin

SUBMITTER: Fatima Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12510461 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature