Improving sleep health in paramedics through an app-based intervention: a randomised waitlist control pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to work commitments, shiftworkers often obtain inadequate sleep, consequently experiencing negative health, wellbeing, and safety outcomes. Given shiftworkers may have limited control over their work commitments, lifestyle and environmental factors within their control may present an intervention opportunity. However, such interventions require tailoring to ensure applicability for this sleep-vulnerable population.

Methods

A randomised waitlist control pilot trial investigated the effectiveness of mobile health application Sleepfit, which delivered a tailored sleep health intervention aimed at improving sleep health and sleep hygiene outcomes amongst paramedic shiftworkers. Outcome measures of self-reported sleep health (sleep need, duration, and quality, fati

SUBMITTER: Shriane AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373143 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature