Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of wearing an actigraph and receiving personalized feedback on the sleep of a high-risk occupational group: United States soldiers recently returned from a combat deployment. Design: Following a baseline survey with a full sample, a subsample of soldiers wore an actigraph, received feedback, and completed a brief survey. Two months later, the full sample completed a follow-up survey. The actigraph intervention involved wearing an actigraph for 3 weeks and then receiving a personalized report about sleep patterns and an algorithm-based estimate of cognitive functioning derived from individual sleep patterns. Results: Propensity score matching with a genetic search algorithm revealed that subjects in the actigraph condition (n = 43) reported fewer sleep problems (t value = -2.55, P <. .01) and getting more sleep hours (t value =1.97, P <. .05) at follow-up than those in a matched comparison condition (n = 43, weighted). There were no significant differences in functioning, somatic symptoms, and mental health outcomes (posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depression). A significant interaction indicated that the actigraph had a more beneficial effect on those with more somatic symptoms at baseline but not those with more sleep problems. Most participants rated the personalized report as helpful. Conclusion: Actigraphs combined with personalized reports may offer a useful, simple intervention to improve the sleep patterns of large, high-risk occupational groups.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Sleep Health |
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| State | Accepted/In press - Apr 20 2016 |
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Keywords
- Actigraph
- High-risk occupation
- Military
- Nudges
- Soldiers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Behavioral Neuroscience
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Using actigraphy feedback to improve sleep in soldiers : An exploratory trial. / Adler, Amy B.; Gunia, Brian C.; Bliese, Paul D.; Kim, Paul Y.; LoPresti, Matthew L.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Using actigraphy feedback to improve sleep in soldiers
T2 - An exploratory trial
AU - Adler, Amy B.
AU - Gunia, Brian C.
AU - Bliese, Paul D.
AU - Kim, Paul Y.
AU - LoPresti, Matthew L.
PY - 2016/4/20
Y1 - 2016/4/20
N2 - Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of wearing an actigraph and receiving personalized feedback on the sleep of a high-risk occupational group: United States soldiers recently returned from a combat deployment. Design: Following a baseline survey with a full sample, a subsample of soldiers wore an actigraph, received feedback, and completed a brief survey. Two months later, the full sample completed a follow-up survey. The actigraph intervention involved wearing an actigraph for 3 weeks and then receiving a personalized report about sleep patterns and an algorithm-based estimate of cognitive functioning derived from individual sleep patterns. Results: Propensity score matching with a genetic search algorithm revealed that subjects in the actigraph condition (n = 43) reported fewer sleep problems (t value = -2.55, P <. .01) and getting more sleep hours (t value =1.97, P <. .05) at follow-up than those in a matched comparison condition (n = 43, weighted). There were no significant differences in functioning, somatic symptoms, and mental health outcomes (posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depression). A significant interaction indicated that the actigraph had a more beneficial effect on those with more somatic symptoms at baseline but not those with more sleep problems. Most participants rated the personalized report as helpful. Conclusion: Actigraphs combined with personalized reports may offer a useful, simple intervention to improve the sleep patterns of large, high-risk occupational groups.
AB - Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of wearing an actigraph and receiving personalized feedback on the sleep of a high-risk occupational group: United States soldiers recently returned from a combat deployment. Design: Following a baseline survey with a full sample, a subsample of soldiers wore an actigraph, received feedback, and completed a brief survey. Two months later, the full sample completed a follow-up survey. The actigraph intervention involved wearing an actigraph for 3 weeks and then receiving a personalized report about sleep patterns and an algorithm-based estimate of cognitive functioning derived from individual sleep patterns. Results: Propensity score matching with a genetic search algorithm revealed that subjects in the actigraph condition (n = 43) reported fewer sleep problems (t value = -2.55, P <. .01) and getting more sleep hours (t value =1.97, P <. .05) at follow-up than those in a matched comparison condition (n = 43, weighted). There were no significant differences in functioning, somatic symptoms, and mental health outcomes (posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and depression). A significant interaction indicated that the actigraph had a more beneficial effect on those with more somatic symptoms at baseline but not those with more sleep problems. Most participants rated the personalized report as helpful. Conclusion: Actigraphs combined with personalized reports may offer a useful, simple intervention to improve the sleep patterns of large, high-risk occupational groups.
KW - Actigraph
KW - High-risk occupation
KW - Military
KW - Nudges
KW - Soldiers
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JF - Sleep Health
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