Addressing Health Disparities in African Americans - Exploring Sleep and Developing Interventions - 2

Addressing Health Disparities in African Americans - Exploring Sleep and Developing Interventions -2

The purpose of the HD-SLEEP2 study is to help researchers understand sleep in African Americans. The investigators also want to know what factors may affect sleep.

African Americans who self-report poor sleep (n=80) will be invited to complete questionnaire based self-assessment of known factors and comorbidities contributing to alterations in sleep such as demographic characteristics, anthropometrics, depression, insomnia, and food habits in conjunction with objective and subjective measures of sleep via 7-day accelerometry (sleep duration), overnight oximetry (sleep apnea), and sleep questionnaires.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Self-identified African American
• Age range: >18 years (inclusive)
• Sex: Both males and females will be allowed to participate in the study
• Self-perceived poor sleep

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to provide written informed consent
• Unable to understand English