The use of mind-body medicine among US individuals with sleep problems: analysis of the 2017 National Health Interview Survey data

Voiß, P; Höxtermann, MD; Dobos, G; Cramer, H

The use of mind-body medicine among US individuals with sleep problems: analysis of the 2017 National Health Interview Survey data

Voiß, P Höxtermann, MD Dobos, G Cramer, H

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Citation:: Sleep Medicine, 2019, 56 pp. 151 - 156
Issue Date:: 2019-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Voiß, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Höxtermann, MD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dobos, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cramer, H	en_US
dc.date.available	2019-01-09	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Sleep Medicine, 2019, 56 pp. 151 - 156	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1389-9457	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135770
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Background: Being a major health risk and very prevalent in the population, sleep problems are an important health care issue. Methods: We used the 2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)to study the prevalence of sleep problems and the use of mind body medicine (MBM)among individuals with sleep problems in a representative sample of the US population (N = 26,742). Using chi-squared tests and backward stepwise multiple logistic regression analyses, predictors of sleep problems and of MBM use in the past 12 months were identified. Results: The prevalence of sleep problems was 49.3%, with higher prevalence being associated with higher age, being female, being non-Hispanic White, and higher education. Among individuals with sleep problems, 29.8% used MBM vs. only 17.5% without. Being less than 30 years of age, female, non-Hispanic White, living in the Western US, having a higher education, and being diagnosed with heart disease predicted MBM use among individual's with sleep problems. Yoga (16.3%), spiritual meditation (13.6%), and mindfulness meditation (7.5%)were the most used MBM approaches. Conclusion: The characteristics of individuals with sleep problems were largely in line with the literature, while notably Whites were more prone to sleep problems than other ethnicities. MBM treatments commonly used were yoga, spiritual meditation and mindfulness meditation; although evidence supports its use for sleep problems, tai chi was used rarely by the wider population. Further studies should explore reasons for ethnical differences in MBM use and why some effective MBM approaches are not commonly used.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Sleep Medicine	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.sleep.2019.01.008	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Neurology & Neurosurgery	en_US
dc.title	The use of mind-body medicine among US individuals with sleep problems: analysis of the 2017 National Health Interview Survey data	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	56	en_US
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	56	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Background: Being a major health risk and very prevalent in the population, sleep problems are an important health care issue. Methods: We used the 2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)to study the prevalence of sleep problems and the use of mind body medicine (MBM)among individuals with sleep problems in a representative sample of the US population (N = 26,742). Using chi-squared tests and backward stepwise multiple logistic regression analyses, predictors of sleep problems and of MBM use in the past 12 months were identified. Results: The prevalence of sleep problems was 49.3%, with higher prevalence being associated with higher age, being female, being non-Hispanic White, and higher education. Among individuals with sleep problems, 29.8% used MBM vs. only 17.5% without. Being less than 30 years of age, female, non-Hispanic White, living in the Western US, having a higher education, and being diagnosed with heart disease predicted MBM use among individual's with sleep problems. Yoga (16.3%), spiritual meditation (13.6%), and mindfulness meditation (7.5%)were the most used MBM approaches. Conclusion: The characteristics of individuals with sleep problems were largely in line with the literature, while notably Whites were more prone to sleep problems than other ethnicities. MBM treatments commonly used were yoga, spiritual meditation and mindfulness meditation; although evidence supports its use for sleep problems, tai chi was used rarely by the wider population. Further studies should explore reasons for ethnical differences in MBM use and why some effective MBM approaches are not commonly used.

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