Adjusting Fire - Piloting an Online Sleep Class in a U.S. Air Force Population in Response to COVID-19 Patient Care Restrictions

Abstract

A 2021 report to the Congressional Armed Services Committees asserts that "sleep may be the most important biological factor that determines Service member health and combat readiness." Despite increased attention, insufficient sleep remains alarmingly prevalent among U.S. service members, as evidenced by a majority of Service members reporting they receive less sleep than needed to perform their military duties well. In 2015 over 60% of sampled service members reported getting less than 7 hours of sleep per night, 31.4% getting 5 hours or less, and nearly 50% reported subthreshold insomnia symptoms on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Recent support for video-conferencing in behavioral sleep treatment delivery has surfaced, with one study documenting a large effect size (Cohen's d=1.37) at post treatment in Insomnia Severity Index total scores. Ongoing COVID-19 service delivery restrictions necessitate a rapid shift to virtual health solutions and illuminate barriers to the delivery of sleep interventions, while pushing large organizations to innovate at record speed to meet the challenge of this singularly unique moment in human history.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1145096

Entities

People

  • Daniel Cassidy
  • Marc A. Patience
  • Rosemary Estevez Burns

Organizations

  • 59th Medical Wing

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Audiovisual Aids
  • Biological Factors
  • Circadian Rhythms
  • Combat Readiness
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronics
  • Health
  • Insomnia
  • Intervention
  • Military Medicine
  • Patient Care
  • Social Distancing
  • Video Teleconferencing
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Systems Analysis and Design