Perceived racial discrimination and risk of insomnia among middle-aged and elderly Black women.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

To assess whether perceived racial discrimination is associated with insomnia among Black women.

Methods

Data on everyday and lifetime racism and insomnia symptoms were collected from questionnaires administered in the Black Women's Health Study, an ongoing prospective cohort of Black women recruited in 1995 from across the United States. In 2009, participants completed five questions on the frequency of discriminatory practices in daily life (everyday racism) and six questions on ever experiencing unfair treatment in key institutional contexts (lifetime racism). In 2015, the Insomnia Severity Index was used to assess insomnia symptoms. We estimated odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for associations of racism with insomnia, using multivariable logistic

SUBMITTER: Bethea TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6955644 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature