An Online Sleep Hygiene Intervention for a Medical Unit of U.S. Army Reservists

Authors

Shelby Duessel, Truman State University
Haley Bylina, Truman State University
Haliee Baer, Truman State University

Abstract

Sleep issues and their relationship to health and operational effectiveness problems are a growing concern for those serving in the military. In this small study, all 23 members of a U.S. Army Selected Reserve medical unit participated over one month in an online sleep hygiene intervention. Participant sleep quality and sleep duration before and after the intervention were measured using a pre-post assessment design utilizing the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Although no change in pre-post total PSQI scores was found, there was a statistically significant (p < .05) increase in participants’ self-reported number of hours slept per night. This change over time suggests the online sleep hygiene intervention may affect number of hours slept per night over a monthlong period.

Recommended Citation

Duessel, Shelby; Bylina, Haley; and Baer, Haliee (2022) "An Online Sleep Hygiene Intervention for a Medical Unit of U.S. Army Reservists," Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 8 , Article 4.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/bjur/vol8/iss1/4