Home-based behavioral sleep training for shift workers: a pilot study.
This pilot study evaluated a home-based cognitive-behavioral intervention-the Sleep Enhancement Training System for Shift Workers (SETS-SW)-in a sample of 21 nurses working night shifts. Participants (20 women and 1 man) received 2 home-based cognitive-behavioral interventions: a 4-week active control intervention, followed by the 4-week SETS-SW intervention. Sleep and circadian rhythms were assessed at baseline and after each intervention using questionnaires and 1 week of wrist actigraphy. After the SETS-SW intervention, participants reported better sleep quality, although no change in actigraphy outcomes was observed. Over the course of the study, participants also reported improved wellbeing and less appetite disturbance. A home-based cognitive-behavioral intervention may be useful for managing effects of shift work, but needs further evaluation in larger samples.
a Department of Family Health Care Nursing University of California , San Francisco.
Kathryn A
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Lee
Caryl L
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Gay
Christopher R
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Alsten
D056044:Actigraphy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012495:San Francisco; D020178:Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult