The benefits of sleep coaching in workplace health promotion

Röttger, Stefan; Maier, Johanna; Krex-Brinkmann, Larissa; Kowalski, Jens T.; Danker‐Hopfe, Heidi; Sauter, Cornelia; Stein, Michael R.

doi:10.1007/s10389-017-0826-z

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“…In a pilot study, the feasibility of the sleep health program in the workplace health promotion of the German Armed Forces was proven and positive effects on well-being and self-care were observed. 13 The sleep health program takes into consideration the participation of military personnel with different causes and levels of impaired sleep. In the current study, the effects of the sleep health program on objective and self-reported measures of sleep were evaluated in a randomized crossover field study.…”

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Effects of a Workplace-Based Sleep Health Program on Sleep in Members of the German Armed Forces

Sauter

Kowalski²,

Stein³

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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Study Objectives: To develop and evaluate a brief manual-based sleep health program within the workplace health promotion of the German Armed Forces. Methods: The sleep health program comprised four weekly group sessions. Sixty-three members (48 males) were randomly allocated to either a treatment group or a waiting control group matching for age, sex, and baseline Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The control group had to wait before participating in the sleep health program until the treatment group finished the intervention. Sleep was assessed by ambulatory polysomnography (PSG) as well as with evening and morning protocols at baseline (t0), directly after the treatment group participated in the sleep health program (t1), and after the control group finished participation (t2). The PSQI, the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) were applied at the same three time points, and during a 3-month follow-up evaluation (t3). Results: Fifty-seven out of the 63 randomized individuals (42 males, mean age = 40.6 years; complete PSG data: n = 36; complete questionnaire data: n = 39) participated in the sleep health program. Objective wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, latency to persistent sleep, self-reported sleep latency, restfulness, PSQI, and ISI scores improved with medium or large effects in both groups. ESS scores decreased with moderate effects in the treatment group only. Conclusions: The sleep health program had a positive and stable effect on objective and self-reported sleep parameters, and it is suitable as a preventive measure in members of the German Armed Forces.

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Effects of a Workplace-Based Sleep Health Program on Sleep in Members of the German Armed Forces

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Stein³

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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“…The subcategories of the PSQI allowed further insight by addressing the social impacts of shift work. Sleep education and selected CBT techniques may have beneficial effects on sleep duration and quality [19]. In comparison to this approach, SC provides a more profound basis for treating sleep and wake behaviour to guarantee a more comprehensive understanding of the underpinnings that consolidate sleep complaints.…”

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Managing daytime sleepiness with the help of sleepcoaching, a non-pharmacological treatment of non-restorative sleep

Holzinger¹,

Levec²,

Munzinger³

et al. 2019

Sleep Breath

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Purpose To measure the effect of a 2-day sleepcoaching seminar on daytime sleepiness and sleep-related variables of shift workers employed in an Austrian railway company (ÖBB: Österreichische Bundesbahnen). Method Participants filled in pre-and post-intervention questionnaires, containing items of the PSQI and the ESS, questions about chronotype, personality factors and possible burnout risk factors. About 30 shift workers, working in shifts for more than 300 months on average (28 male; mean age = 24 ± 45.90, age range 24-56 years) voluntarily took part in the investigation twice. Sleep coaching by Holzinger and Kloesch™ (SC) is a new holistic approach for non-pharmacological treatment of nonrestorative sleep and is based on Gestalt therapy. It includes psychotherapeutic aspects, which enable clients to improve their sleep quality by developing one's own coping strategies which can be implemented in daily routine. Dream work and relaxation techniques are also part of the programme. Results The 2-day SC seminar was beneficial by focusing on the sleep problems related to shift work. A significant improvement of the global PSQI score and the PSQI variables subjective sleep quality, diurnal fatigue, and sleep latency was achieved, with a medium effect size. However, the programme did not result in the reduction of daytime sleepiness (ESS). Six more variables did not change significantly. Conclusion While some sleep problems related to shift work were successfully addressed by SC, daytime sleepiness (ESS) could not be reduced contrary to our expectations. More research with a greater sample and a longitudinal design is needed to examine the long-term effects of SC.

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“…An approach combining these techniques is more effective than simply applying sleep hygiene or cognitive behaviour alone (26,27). Röttger et al (28) reported that a bundle of interventions called "sleep coaching", which included sleep hygiene and various cognitive behavioural approaches, successfully enhanced the sleep quality and reduced sleep latency of people working at the German Armed Forces.…”

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Sleep coaching: non-pharmacological treatment of non-restorative sleep in Austrian railway shift workers

Holzinger¹,

Mayer²,

Levec³

et al. 2019

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology

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Sleep coaching by Holzinger & Klösch™ is a new, Gestalt therapy-based holistic approach to non-pharmacological treatment of non-restorative sleep. It includes psychotherapeutic aspects which enable participants to improve their sleep quality by developing their own coping strategies as a daily routine. Dream work and relaxation techniques are also part of the programme. The aim of this study was to measure the effectiveness of a two-day sleep coaching seminar on sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and work and life quality in shift workers employed in an Austrian railway company (Österreichische Bundesbahnen, ÖBB). Thirty shift workers (28 male; mean age=24±45.90, age range 24–56 years) answered the same survey before and six months after the seminar (baseline and follow-up) containing items of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), their chronotype, personality factors, and burnout risk factors. The baseline findings in this group were compared with those of non-completers (who did not take the follow-up survey) (N=154) to see if the two groups differed significantly enough to create a bias among completers (who took the follow-up survey as well). Groups differed significantly in burnout levels as well as sleep duration, but not in the distribution of critical PSQI and ESS values. The two-day sleep coaching seminar resulted in a significant improvement in total PSQI score and subjective sleep quality and in a significant reduction in diurnal fatigue, sleep latency, and daytime sleepiness. Nevertheless, more research with a larger sample and a longitudinal design is needed to establish the long-term effects of sleep coaching.

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The benefits of sleep coaching in workplace health promotion

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Effects of a Workplace-Based Sleep Health Program on Sleep in Members of the German Armed Forces

Effects of a Workplace-Based Sleep Health Program on Sleep in Members of the German Armed Forces

Managing daytime sleepiness with the help of sleepcoaching, a non-pharmacological treatment of non-restorative sleep

Sleep coaching: non-pharmacological treatment of non-restorative sleep in Austrian railway shift workers

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