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The Promoting Healthy Sleep E-Learning Professional Development Program for Health Care Providers: Mixed Methods
Alzena Ilie1, Elizabeth Keys1,2, Alissa Pencer1,3
1Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
JMIR Formative Research
|August 11, 2026
Summary
Health care providers (HCPs) found the Promoting Healthy Sleep (PHS) e-learning program highly usable and satisfactory. This accessible training improves HCPs
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Sleep Medicine
- Health Professions Education
- Digital Health Interventions
Background:
- One-third of Canadian children experience insomnia, characterized by chronic sleep difficulties.
- Most Canadian health care providers (HCPs) lack formal training in pediatric insomnia.
- This gap hinders effective screening, assessment, and management of childhood sleep disorders.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the usability of the Promoting Healthy Sleep (PHS) e-learning program for HCPs.
- To assess the program's effectiveness in enhancing HCPs' knowledge and attitudes towards pediatric insomnia.
- To provide accessible online sleep education for treating children aged 5-12 years.
Main Methods:
- Usability study involving 22 HCPs (physicians, psychologists, nurses, allied health) in Canada.
- Assessment using the UX Honeycomb framework from an end-user perspective.
- Administration of questionnaires on usability, satisfaction, acceptability, sleep knowledge, and attitudes.
Main Results:
- Significant improvements in HCPs' sleep knowledge (P<.001) and attitudes/beliefs (P=.02).
- High usability and satisfaction ratings (≥80%) for the PHS program.
- Participants suggested content revisions, additional resources, and user-friendliness enhancements.
Conclusions:
- The PHS program is perceived as usable and satisfactory by HCPs.
- Accessible e-learning training enhances HCPs' competence in managing pediatric insomnia.
- Improved HCP knowledge is crucial for better identification and treatment of childhood insomnia.
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