Sleep health and its implications in First Nation Australians: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the state of sleep health in First Nations Australians offers timely insight into intervention and management opportunities to improve overall health and well-being. This review explored the determinants and burden of poor sleep in First Nations Australians. A systematic search was conducted to identify studies published until August 2020 in First Nations Australian adults. Nine studies (n = 2640) were included, three in community settings, six in clinical populations. Across studies compared with non-Indigenous people, 15-34% of First Nations Australians experience less than recommended hours (<7 h/night), 22% reported fragmented, irregular, and unrefreshing sleep with a high prevalence of OSA in clinical populations (39-46%). Findings show First Nations Australians a

SUBMITTER: Blunden S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8844889 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature