People-centered language recommendations for sleep research communication
An article by HRCS Director Rebecca Fuoco, MPH has been published in the journal SLEEP. Guidance for improving the language researchers use to talk to and about people with studied health conditions has been issued in several fields, including psychology and endocrinology. This article is the first to develop such recommendations for the sleep research field. Additionally, these guidelines combine people-first terminology with language considerations around neutrality and autonomy into a novel and comprehensive “people-centered” approach.