Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Sleep Intervention in Adults at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome With Short Sleep Duration

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Author(s)Malone, Susan Kohl
Author(s)Patterson, Freda
Author(s)Grunin, Laura
Author(s)Yu, Gary
Author(s)Dickson, Victoria Vaughan
Author(s)Melkus, Gail D’Eramo
Date Accessioned2024-01-12T18:41:05Z
Date Available2024-01-12T18:41:05Z
Publication Date2024-01
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Nursing Research. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000693. Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This article will be embargoed until 01/01/2025.
AbstractBackground The prevalence of short sleep duration is rising and is linked to chronic comorbidities, such as metabolic syndrome (MetS). Sleep extension interventions in adults with MetS comorbidities and short sleep duration are limited and vary widely in terms of approach and duration. Objectives This pilot study aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of a personalized 12-week systematic sleep time extension intervention on post-intervention sleep outcomes in middle-aged adults at risk for MetS with actigraphy-estimated short sleep duration. Methods A single-arm, 12-week, 12-session systematic sleep time extension intervention was delivered weekly via videoconferencing. Feasibility and acceptability were assessed using retention rates and mean sleep diary completions. Sleep was estimated for 14 consecutive days prior to and immediately following the 12-week intervention using wrist actigraphy. Daytime sleepiness was assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Paired sample t-tests modeled changes in study outcomes. Results Study participants (N = 41) had a mean age of 52 years and were mostly female and White; 86% attended >80% of sessions, and mean sleep diary completion was 6.7 diaries/week. Significant improvements in sleep from pre- to post-intervention included increased total sleep time, earlier sleep onsets, more regular sleep onsets, a higher sleep regularity index, and reduced daytime sleepiness. Extending sleep, as well as improving sleep timing and regularity in middle-aged adults with actigraphy-estimated short sleep duration and at risk for MetS, is feasible and acceptable. Discussion Behavioral sleep characteristics may be modifiable and present a novel behavioral paradigm for mitigating MetS risk. This pilot study provides a proof of concept for the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a systematic sleep time extension for middle-aged adults at risk for MetS with actigraphy-estimated short sleep duration.
CitationMalone, Susan Kohl, Freda Patterson, Laura Grunin, Gary Yu, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, and Gail D’Eramo Melkus. “Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Sleep Intervention in Adults at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome With Short Sleep Duration.” Nursing Research 73, no. 1 (January 2024): 72–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000693.
ISSN1538-9847
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/33837
Languageen_US
PublisherNursing Research
Keywordsmetabolic syndrome
Keywordsmiddle aged
Keywordssleep deprivation
Keywordssleep extension
Keywordssleep initiation and maintenance disorders
TitleFeasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of a Sleep Intervention in Adults at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome With Short Sleep Duration
TypeArticle
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