Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052562
Keywords
African immigrants; perceived stress; sleep quality; socioeconomic status
Funding
- NIDDK
- NIMHD
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The study found that daily life stress in African-born Blacks living in America is closely linked to poor sleep quality, and is exacerbated by low income and lack of health insurance.
To identify determinants of daily life stress in Africans in America, 156 African-born Blacks (Age: 40 +/- 10 years (mean +/- SD), range 22-65 years) who came to the United States as adults (age >= 18 years) were asked about stress, sleep, behavior and socioeconomic status. Daily life stress and sleep quality were assessed with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), respectively. High-stress was defined by the threshold of the upper quartile of population distribution of PSS (>= 16) and low-stress as PSS < 16. Poor sleep quality required PSQI > 5. Low income was defined as <40 k yearly. In the high and low-stress groups, PSS were: 21 +/- 4 versus 9 +/- 4, p < 0.001 and PSQI were: 6 +/- 3 versus 4 +/- 3, p < 0.001, respectively. PSS and PSQI were correlated (r = 0.38, p < 0.001). The odds of high-stress were higher among those with poor sleep quality (OR 5.11, 95% CI: 2.07, 12.62), low income (OR 5.03, 95% CI: 1.75, 14.47), and no health insurance (OR 3.01, 95% CI: 1.19, 8.56). Overall, in African-born Blacks living in America, daily life stress appears to be linked to poor quality sleep and exacerbated by low income and lack of health insurance.
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