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The use of mind-body medicine among US individuals with sleep problems: analysis of the 2017 National Health Interview Survey data
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Sleep Wake Disorders
Gerontology
Adolescent
Higher education
media_common.quotation_subject
Population
Ethnic group
Medizin
Logistic regression
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Health care
Prevalence
Insomnia
Humans
Medicine
National Health Interview Survey
Meditation
education
Aged
media_common
education.field_of_study
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Mind-Body Therapies
business.industry
Yoga
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Health Surveys
Sleep in non-human animals
United States
Complementary and alternative medicine
030228 respiratory system
Female
medicine.symptom
business
Mindfulness
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a58f57d79794df652fb742523273fc0c