Title
Evaluation of an Internet-Based Self-Help Program for Better Quality of Sleep among Japanese Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Date Issued
01 September 2008
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Suzuki E.
Tsuchiya M.
Hirokawa K.
Taniguchi T.
Mitsuhashi T.
Kawakami N.
Abstract
Evaluation of an Internet-Based Self-Help Program for Better Quality of Sleep among Japanese Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial: Etsuji Suzuki, et al. Department of Epidemiology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences-The effectiveness of Internet-based self-help programs for insomnia is still unclear. A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effect of an Internet-based self-help program for better quality of sleep among adult workers. Forty-three volunteers were recruited and randomly assigned to either an intervention group (n=21) or a waiting-list group (n=22). The intervention group participated in a two-week Internet-based program, including selecting and daily practicing sleep-related target behaviors and monitoring those behaviors along with sleep quality. At the same time, each participant received automatically generated, personalized messages and reports both daily and weekly. A total of 12 intervention group participants and 18 waiting-list group participants completed questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention, and at a 3-wk follow-up. Subjective sleep quality was measured by a self-reported questionnaire developed for this study. The sleep quality score increased in the intervention group at post-intervention, with a significant interaction effect [F(1,28)=5.19, p=0.031]. Sleep-related behaviors also greatly increased in the intervention group at post-intervention, with a significant interaction effect [F(1,28)=7.14, p=0.012]. Sleep-onset latency reduced in the intervention group at follow-up, with a marginally significant effect [F(1,28)=3.52, p=0.071]. The Internet-based self-help program improves subjective sleep quality and sleep-onset latency among adult workers.
Start page
387
End page
399
Volume
50
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Salud ocupacional
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-57649139597
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Occupational Health
ISSN of the container
13419145
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