Shift worker sleep disorder Shift worker sleep disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Nurse working at Mie University Intesnsive Care Unit. -Work schedules of 12 hours shift. -Pittsburgh sleep quality index equal to or more than 5. -Has given signed concent doccumentation of participation in the study, by his/her free will.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Has been dignosed as sleep apnea syndrome, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy or other sleep disorders. -Has been disgnosed as depression, panic disorder, or anxiety disorder. -Pregnancy. -Those at high risk of skin rash, such as history of contact dermatitis or other skin disorders. -Those who are deemed inappropriate for inclusion by the investigators.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Comparison of effectiveness of sleep improvement programs Change in sleep duration = average sleep duration in week 4 - average sleep duration before test Average pre-test sleep time: Average value from day4 to day10 Average sleep time in week 4: Average value from day32 to day38 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Comparison of baseline and post-intervention biometric data and questionnaire results a) Biometric information Percentage change (%) in activity (calories consumed, number of steps taken), subjective wellbeing (good wakefulness, happiness, vitality, sense of health, calmness), reaction time (evaluation of concentration and productivity), sleep quality and quantity (subjective evaluation, sleep duration, number of awakenings, wake duration), heart rate Rate of change (%)=(median of week 4 - median of week 1)/median of week 1 x 100 Median of week 1: Median of day11-day17 Median of the 4th week: Median of day32-day38 b) Questionnaire Pittsburgh Sleep Qulity Index (PSQI), Japanese version of Epworth Sleepiness Scale (JESS), Characteristic Anxiety Scale (STAI), Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Japanese version of Burnout Scale, system usability score post-test, pretest and post-test Rate of change (%) Rate of change (%) = (posttest - pretest) / pretest x 100 (2) Comparison of biometric information and questionnaire results with previous studies (three shifts) The results of this study will be compared with those of previous studies a) Biometric information Percentage change (%) in activity (calories consumed, number of steps taken), subjective wellbeing (good wakefulness, happiness, vitality, sense of health, calmness), reaction time (evaluation of concentration and productivity), sleep quality and quantity (subjective evaluation, sleep duration, number of awakenings, wake duration), heart rate Rate of change (%)=(median of week 4 - median of week 1)/median of week 1 x 100 Median of week 1: Median of day11-day17 Median of the 4th week: Median of day32-day38 b) Questionnaire Pittsburgh Sleep Qulity Index (PSQI), Japanese version of Epworth Sleepiness Scale (JESS), Characteristic Anxiety Scale (STAI), Mental Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Japanese version of Burnout Scale, system usability score post-test, pretest and post-test Rate of change (%) Rate of change (%) = | — |
Contacts
Mie University Hospital