TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing a sleep health education and sleep disorders screening program in fire departments
T2 - A comparison of methodology
AU - Barger, Laura K.
AU - O'Brien, Conor S.
AU - Rajaratnam, Shanthakumar M.W.
AU - Qadri, Salim
AU - Sullivan, Jason P.
AU - Wang, Wei
AU - Czeisler, Charles A.
AU - Lockley, Steven W.
PY - 2016/6
Y1 - 2016/6
N2 - OBJECTIVE:: The objective of this study is to compare three methods of administering a sleep health program (SHP) in fire departments. METHODS:: An SHP, comprising sleep health education and screening for common sleep disorders, was implemented in eight fire departments using three approaches: expert-led, train-the-trainer, and online. Participation rates, knowledge assessments, surveys, and focus group interviews were analyzed to assess the reach and effectiveness of the methodologies. RESULTS:: The Expert-led SHP had the highest participation rate, greatest improvement in knowledge scores, and prompted more firefighters to seek clinical sleep disorder evaluations (41 ) than the other approaches (20 to 25 ). Forty-two percent of focus group participants reported changing their sleep behaviors. CONCLUSION:: All approaches yielded reasonable participation rates, but expert-led programs had the greatest reach and effectiveness in educating and screening firefighters for sleep disorders.
AB - OBJECTIVE:: The objective of this study is to compare three methods of administering a sleep health program (SHP) in fire departments. METHODS:: An SHP, comprising sleep health education and screening for common sleep disorders, was implemented in eight fire departments using three approaches: expert-led, train-the-trainer, and online. Participation rates, knowledge assessments, surveys, and focus group interviews were analyzed to assess the reach and effectiveness of the methodologies. RESULTS:: The Expert-led SHP had the highest participation rate, greatest improvement in knowledge scores, and prompted more firefighters to seek clinical sleep disorder evaluations (41 ) than the other approaches (20 to 25 ). Forty-two percent of focus group participants reported changing their sleep behaviors. CONCLUSION:: All approaches yielded reasonable participation rates, but expert-led programs had the greatest reach and effectiveness in educating and screening firefighters for sleep disorders.
UR - http://goo.gl/KRR85S
U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000709
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000709
M3 - Article
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 58
SP - 601
EP - 609
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 6
ER -