MESH: Oregon Military Employee Sleep and Health Study
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial that will assess the effects of (1) the Family-Supportive Supervisor Behavior (FSSB) and Sleep Leadership training and (2) sleep/cognitive effectiveness feedback intervention on health and well-being among full-time employees in the Oregon National Guard, their supervisors, and their families. The interventions involving both health protection and health promotion are expected to contribute to improvements in employees' and their supervisors' sleep, risk behaviors, mental and physical health, and injury, as well as employees' and their spouse/partners' family experiences, health and well-being, and workplace outcomes.
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Detailed Description
The overall goal of the Military Employee Sleep and Health (MESH) study is to improve safety, health and well-being of service members in the Oregon National Guard and their families. The MESH Study seeks to do this by training supervisors to support Oregon National Guard service members by focusing on a reduction in work-life stress while increasing sleep health.
The Oregon MESH Study proposes that leadership can influence a fundamental change in the recognition of sleep health and service members' overall well-being and the well-being of their family members. With the support of the Oregon National Guard, the MESH Study will provide family-support and sleep leadership training for supervisors while raising awareness of sleep through daily non-invasive sleep measurements.
The investigators of the Oregon MESH Study expect positive results for study participants, including reduced stress and increased social support. Longer term, these effects are expected to create a more supportive work environment, which has positive effects on safety, health, well-being, family, and organizational outcomes. The investigators also expect that providing service members with individual sleep feedback will reduce sleep problems and improve sleep awareness.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Supervisor Intervention Supervisors in the intervention group will go through the FSSB/sleep leadership training and receive actigraphy feedback. |
Behavioral: FSSB/Sleep Leadership Training
Supervisors will receive a training addressing family-supportive supervisor behaviors and sleep leadership.
Behavioral: Actigraphy Feedback
Supervisors and employees will receive personalized feedback on their sleep and activity measurements.
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| Experimental: Employee Intervention Employees in the intervention group will receive actigraphy feedback. |
Behavioral: Actigraphy Feedback
Supervisors and employees will receive personalized feedback on their sleep and activity measurements.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in Sleep Quality as assessed by the PROMIS Scale of Sleep-Related Impairment [Change from Baseline Sleep Quality at 4-month post-baseline]
PROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; All items will be averaged to compute scale scores.
- Change in Sleep Quality as assessed by the PROMIS Scale of Sleep-Related Impairment [Change from Baseline Sleep Quality at 9-month post-baseline]
PROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; All items will be averaged to compute scale scores.
- Change in Sleep Patterns as assessed by objective actigraphic measurements [Change from Baseline Sleep Patterns at 4-month post-baseline]
Actigraphic measurements are obtained using Actiwatch2
- Change in Sleep Patterns as assessed by objective actigraphic measurements [Change from Baseline Sleep Patterns at 9-month post-baseline]
Actigraphic measurements are obtained using Actiwatch2
- Change in Perceived Health as assessed by Hobfoll et al.'s (2012) Perceived Health Scale [Change from Baseline Perceived Health at 4-month post-baseline]
- Change in Perceived Health as assessed by Hobfoll et al.'s (2012) Perceived Health Scale [Change from Baseline Perceived Health at 9-month post-baseline]
- Change in Work-Family Conflict as assessed by Matthews et al.'s (2010) Work-Family Conflict Scale [Change from Baseline Work-Family Conflict at 4-month post-baseline]
- Change in Work-Family Conflict as assessed by Matthews et al.'s (2010) Work-Family Conflict Scale [Change from Baseline Work-Family Conflict at 9-month post-baseline]
- Change in Sleep Quality as assessed by the PROMIS Scale of Sleep Disturbance [Change from Baseline Sleep Quality at 4-month post-baseline]
PROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; All items will be averaged to compute scale scores.
- Change in Sleep Quality as assessed by the PROMIS Scale of Sleep Disturbance [Change from Baseline Sleep Quality at 9-month post-baseline]
PROMIS: Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; All items will be averaged to compute scale scores.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Full-time employees in the Oregon National Guard, including Military Technicians and Active Guard Reserves.
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Oregon Health & Science University | Portland | Oregon | United States | 97239 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Oregon Health and Science University
- Portland State University
- Colorado State University
- United States Department of Defense
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Leslie Hammer, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
- Hobfoll, S. E., Vinokur, A. D., Pierce, P. F., & Lewandowski-Romps, L. (2012). The combined stress of family life, work, and war in Air Force men and women: A test of conservation of resources theory. International Journal of Stress Management, 19(3), 217-237.
- Matthews RA, Kath LM, Barnes-Farrell JL. A short, valid, predictive measure of work-family conflict: item selection and scale validation. J Occup Health Psychol. 2010 Jan;15(1):75-90. doi: 10.1037/a0017443.
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