Sleep quality and risk for sleep apnea in incarcerated women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about characteristics of women's sleep during incarceration.

Objectives

The study objectives were to describe incarcerated women's sleep quality, document incarcerated women's risk for sleep apnea, and identify other factors that contribute to poor sleep quality during incarceration.

Methods

This cross-sectional descriptive exploratory investigation was conducted in a maximum security women's prison in the United States. Incarcerated women's sleep quality and their risk for sleep apnea was assessed by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Multivariable Apnea Prediction Score, respectively.

Results

Four hundred thirty-eight incarcerated women participated in this investigation. Results indicate that 72% of the sample met the

SUBMITTER: Harner HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4381275 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature