This will be a study looking at trying to change older adults' behavior in regard to good sleep hygiene practices. Investigators will assess the efficacy through subjective outcome measures and objective physiological markers of good sleep through data collected with wearable technology devices.
Older adults ages 50-80 will be recruited and placed into one of three groups. Group One will watch a one-time educational video on sleep hygiene, Group Two will watch the video plus be sent daily automated text messages to reinforce the education learned in the video, and Group Three will be a control group with no intervention. The participants in Groups One and Two will receive the education after two weeks of data tracking on a Fitbit device. They then will have four additional weeks of tracking. At the end of the study time of six weeks, all participants will return for follow-up testing. The sleep tracker will monitor the physiological markers of sleep provided by wearable technology on sleep efficiency, time in bed, time actually sleeping, and time spent at each stage of sleep.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
125
Sleep hygiene educational tips provided through a video participants watch on their own.
Sleep hygiene educational tips are provided first through a video participants watch on their own and then tips are repeated through daily automated text messaging for an additional 4 weeks.
Black Hills State University
Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
Change Score of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Change Score From Baseline to 6-week Follow up on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Outcome measure for quality of sleep. Score ranges 0-21 with higher score equaling poor sleep quality
Time frame: 6-weeks
Change Score of Sleep Hygiene Index
Change Score From Baseline to 6-week Follow up on the Sleep Hygiene Index. Outcome measure for good sleep hygiene. Scores range from 0-52. Higher scores equate to worse sleep hygiene.
Time frame: 6-weeks
Change Score of Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Change Score From Baseline to 6-week Follow up on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Outcome measure for daytime sleepiness. Score ranges 0-24 with higher score equaling worst daytime sleepiness.
Time frame: 6 week period
Change Score Total Sleep Time
The average total sleep time per night in minutes for each participant was recorded.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change Score for Total Time Awake
The average total time awake per night in minutes for each participant was recorded.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change on the Perceived Stress Scale
Outcome measure for average stress levels. Scores range from 0-40. The higher the score the worse the stress levels.
Time frame: 6-weeks
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