Church-Based Sleep Screenings to Detect Mental Health Problems Among Korean-Americans.

ABSTRACT: Korean-American mental health is poorly understood, and screening for sleep disturbances may be an effective means of identifying at-risk individuals. In partnership with a Korean-American church in Los Angeles, an online survey was administered. The study was conducted at a Korean-American church in Los Angeles, California. The sample consisted of 137 Korean-Americans drawn from the church congregation. Sleep disturbances were measured using a single ordinal variable, and mental health outcomes included nonspecific psychological distress, perceived stress, loneliness, suicidal ideation, hazardous drinking, treatment seeking behaviors, and perceived need for help. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the associations between sleep disturbances and mental health outcomes,

SUBMITTER: Oh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6698221 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature