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Co-designed resources to improve sleep health in young shiftworkers: a qualitative study
Alexandra E Shriane1, Grace E Vincent1, Sally A Ferguson1
1Appleton Institute, CQUniversity, SA, Australia.
Sleep Medicine
|April 16, 2025
Summary
Young shiftworkers now have tailored sleep health resources. Co-designed with experts and shiftworkers, these materials address crucial sleep topics for improved health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Sleep Science
- Health Communication
Background:
- Shiftwork is linked to sleep disruption and negative health outcomes.
- Young adults (18-25 years) are increasingly involved in shiftwork, facing early health risks.
- Existing sleep health resources are not tailored for young shiftworkers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop evidence-based sleep health materials specifically for young shiftworkers.
- To address the gap in age- and career-stage-appropriate sleep health support.
- To mitigate adverse health outcomes associated with shiftwork in early adulthood.
Main Methods:
- A participatory co-design approach involving 48 co-designers.
- Online workshops with young, experienced, and former shiftworkers, safety experts, and communication specialists.
- Reflexive thematic analysis of workshop transcripts to identify key sleep health themes.
Main Results:
- Five key themes were identified: sleep science, impacts of poor sleep, sleep-related habits, improvement strategies, and workplace recommendations.
- Co-design resulted in a website, infographic, animated video, and social media content.
- Qualitative data provided insights into individual and work-related sleep health challenges.
Conclusions:
- Co-designed, evidence-based sleep health resources were successfully developed for young shiftworkers.
- The resources address identified individual and work-related sleep health themes.
- Future research should assess the resources' effectiveness on knowledge and behavior.
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