Tailored Approach to Sleep Health Education (TASHE): a randomized controlled trial of a web-based application.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

In a randomized controlled trial, we compared the effect of the Tailored Approach to Sleep Health Education (TASHE) on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) self-efficacy among community-dwelling blacks in New York City.

Methods

Study participants were 194 blacks at high risk for OSA based on the Apnea Risk Evaluation System. TASHE intervention was delivered via a Wi-Fi-enabled tablet, programmed to provide online access to culturally and linguistically tailored information designed to address unique barriers to OSA care among blacks. Blacks in the attention-controlled arm received standard sleep information via the National Sleep Foundation website. Blacks in both arms accessed online sleep information for 2 months. Outcomes (OSA health literacy, self-efficacy, kno

SUBMITTER: Jean-Louis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446084 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature