Examining Mother-Reported Poor Sleep and Blood Pressure in Black/African American Mother-Child Dyads

We examined the relationship between sleep and blood pressure (BP) among Black/AA mother-child dyads using data from the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure study. Methods Data for this study were derived from 250 Black/AA mother-child dyads from low-income neighborhoods, collected via 4 home visits over 2 years. Mothers reported poor sleep, including reports of sleeping worse than usual and nighttime awakenings. Recordings of BP were obtained for mother and child. Mother BP was scored as normal (
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - Category: Nursing Tags: ARTICLES: Addressing Racial Inequities Source Type: research