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Multi-Modal Home Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults
Published on: January 26, 2019
Bringing Health Care Equity to Diverse and Underserved Populations in Sleep Medicine and Research Through a Digital
Judite Blanc1, Kaitlyn Hahn2, Bruno Oliveira3
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Center for Translational Sleep and Circadian Sciences (TSCS), Clinical Research Building, 14th Floor 1120 Northwest 14th Street, Room 1448, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Abstract:
Individuals from minoritized groups are less likely to receive sleep medicine care and be the focus of sleep research. Several barriers may explain under-representation and low participation. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted a digital divide that exacerbated disproportionate sleep health outcomes and access to sleep medicine and research opportunities among minoritized groups. The authors' team developed a digital health equity and inclusion model and revamped its culturally-tailored community outreach program to advance sleep health equity among minoritized groups. This article describes how the authors implemented their digital sleep health equity and inclusion model during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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