Sleeping without borders: Gaps in contextualizing sleep duration guidelines for adults in low-income countries
Current sleep duration recommendations lack contextualization for low-income settings and do not meet WHO standards in this regard. Future guideline development should broaden evidence sources, engage local stakeholders, and apply participatory frameworks to ensure cultural relevance, equity, and practical implementation.
Authors
- O Bruni
- Reut Gruber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7359-3658)
- Rosalie Barbeau
- Jean-Philippe Chaput
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Medicine X
- Published
- 2026-02-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleepx.2026.100176
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00