A Pilot of a Personalized Circadian mHealth to Improve Sleep in Night Shift Workers
Henry Ford Health System
Summary
The goal of this project is to establish the evidence base for equitable accessibility and implementation of the precision sleep medicine mobile application, SHIFT.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Inadequate sleep duration (habitual sleep less than 7 hours during the day) * Willingness to download the SHIFT app and follow the lighting recommendations * Ability to follow a set sleep schedule of 7 hours in bed after the night shifts * Working at least 4 night shifts a month * Shifts that must begin between 18:00 and 02:00 and last 8 to 12 hours * Score of 8 or above on the Epworth Sleepiness scale and/or a score of 8 or above on the Insomnia Severity Index Exclusion Criteria: * Other independent sleep disorders (e.g., obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, etc.) * H…
Interventions
- OtherPersonalized circadian mHealth
SHIFT is a mobile application designed to improve sleep in night shift workers. The SHIFT mobile application is used to collect data from an Apple Watch to assess an individual shift worker's body-clock timing and make personalized recommendations of light exposure schedules that are designed to align the body-clock with the night shift work schedule.
Location
- Henry Ford Columbus Medical CenterNovi, Michigan