Performance Actigraphy and Sleep in Long-Haul Truckers

描述(申请人提供)：这项研究的目的是确定长途卡车司机对睡眠的态度和感知控制以及对睡眠质量和数量的影响。卡车司机将被随机分配到一个对照组和两个干预组。对睡眠的态度和对睡眠的感觉控制的测量将在第一天从所有参与者那里获得。从第1天到第20天，两个干预组将获得睡眠日志和非绩效活动记录仪。在第21天，干预组2将切换到绩效动作记录仪；组1将继续进行非绩效动作记录仪。在第40天，所有三组的态度和睡眠控制感的测量都将被重复。通过计划和协调睡眠行为和下班活动，绩效动作记录仪可能会提示长途卡车司机积极参与健康的睡眠实践。这项研究的目的与国家卫生研究院(国家睡眠研究议程)、2010年健康人(伤害预防)和国家职业安全与健康研究所(创伤)的研究和健康促进倡议是一致的。由于这项拟议的研究调查了一种促进自我管理和决策的具体干预措施，它也反映了国家护理研究所《未来研究主题》(2003)中概述的主题--“改变生活方式行为以更好地保持健康”。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of performance actigraphy on attitude toward and perceived control of sleep and on quality and quantity of sleep in long-haul truck drivers. Truckers will be randomly assigned to a control group and two intervention groups. Measures of attitude toward sleep and perceived control of sleep will be obtained on day one from all participants. From days 1 - 20, the two intervention groups will be given sleep logs and non-performance actigraphs. On day 21, intervention group 2 will be switched to performance actigraphy; group 1 will continue with non-performance actigraphy. At day 40, measures of attitude and perceived control of sleep will be repeated for all 3 groups. Performance actigraphy may cue long-haul truckers to proactively engage in healthy sleep practices by planning and coordinating sleep behaviors and on-off duty activities. The aims of this study are in keeping with the research and health promotion initiatives of the National Institutes of Health (National Sleep Research Agenda); Healthy People 2010 (Injury Prevention); and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Traumatic Injury). Because the proposed study investigates a specific intervention that promotes self-management and decision making, it also reflects the theme, "Changing lifestyle behaviors for better health" outlined in the National Institute of Nursing Research's Research Themes for the Future (2003).