Harnessing technology to improve sleep in frontline healthcare workers: A pilot study of electronic noise-masking earbuds on subjective and objective sleep measures
Haller H, Moore S, Green K, Johnson R, Sammel M, Epperson C, Novick A. Harnessing technology to improve sleep in frontline healthcare workers: A pilot study of electronic noise-masking earbuds on subjective and objective sleep measures. Science Progress 2024, 107: 00368504241242276. PMID: 38614463, PMCID: PMC11016237, DOI: 10.1177/00368504241242276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsomnia Severity IndexHealthcare workersIntervention periodObjective sleep measuresSleep onset latencyBaseline assessmentCompared to baseline assessmentsSleep qualitySleep measuresReported sleep difficultiesPre-post designFrontline healthcare workersPilot studyInsomnia Severity Index scoreSelf-report assessmentsBaseline to interventionNonpharmacological interventionsLinear mixed modelsObjective sleep parametersImprove sleepObjective sleep onset latencySleep difficultiesInterventionSubjective sleep perceptionCompared to baseline