%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization of sleep among deaf individuals
%J Sleep health
%D 2022
%A Carr, Michelle
%A Yoo, Alexander
%A Guardino, Donna
%A Hall, Wyatte C.
%A McIntosh, Scott
%A Pigeon, Wilfred R.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X OBJECTIVES: Numerous health disparities are documented in deaf population research, but few empirical sleep assessments exist for this under-served population, despite knowledge that sleep contributes to physical and mental health disparities. We sought to document subjective and objective sleep in deaf adults with cross-sectional and prospective measures. <br><br>METHODS: Twenty deaf participants completed validated sleep and mental health questionnaires, 2-weeks of nightly sleep diaries and continuous wrist-worn actigraphy monitoring, and 1-week of nightly, reduced-montage EEG recordings. <br><br>RESULTS: Questionnaire data suggest high prevalence of insomnia (70%), poor sleep (75%), daytime sleepiness (25%) and nightmares (20%) among participants. Strong correlations were found between depression and sleep quality, fear of sleep, and insomnia severity (p's <.005). <br><br>OBJECTIVE sleep assessments suggest elevated wake after sleep onset and low sleep efficiency and sleep duration. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of sleep disturbance recorded from self-report and objective sleep measures provides preliminary evidence of sleep health disparity among deaf adults.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 2352-7218
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2022.10.011