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Area of Science:

  • Sleep Medicine
  • Occupational Health
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Shift work, particularly night shifts, disrupts sleep and circadian rhythms.
  • Nurses working night shifts experience significant challenges impacting their health and wellbeing.
  • Cognitive-behavioral interventions show promise for managing sleep disturbances.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a home-based cognitive-behavioral intervention, the Sleep Enhancement Training System for Shift Workers (SETS-SW).
  • To assess the impact of SETS-SW on sleep quality, circadian rhythms, wellbeing, and appetite in night-shift nurses.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot study involving 21 night-shift nurses.
  • Participants underwent a 4-week active control intervention followed by a 4-week SETS-SW intervention.
  • Sleep and circadian rhythms were assessed using questionnaires and wrist actigraphy at baseline and post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • Following the SETS-SW intervention, participants reported significantly improved sleep quality.
  • No significant changes were observed in objective actigraphy outcomes.
  • Participants also reported enhanced wellbeing and reduced appetite disturbances.

Conclusions:

  • Home-based cognitive-behavioral interventions like SETS-SW may effectively manage the adverse effects of shift work on subjective sleep quality and wellbeing.
  • Further research with larger sample sizes is warranted to confirm these findings and explore objective measures.
  • The intervention shows potential as a tool for improving the lives of shift workers.