A workplace intervention improves sleep: results from the randomized controlled Work, Family, and Health Study

Olson, Ryan; Crain, Tori L.; Bodner, Todd; King, Rebecca; Hammer, Leslie B.; Klein, Laura Cousino; Erickson, Leslie; Moen, Phyllis; Berkman, Lisa F.; Buxton, Orfeu M.

doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2014.11.003

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“…These effects are largest when work and family demands are highest [40] and tend to persist: high work-family conflict is associated with higher frequency of insufficient sleep 2 years later [39]. There is compelling evidence that this relationship may be causal; a randomized-controlled workplace intervention to reduce work-family conflict increased actigraphy-assessed sleep duration and reduces self-reported sleep insufficiency 1 year later as compared to a control group [41]. …”

Section: Family Structure Household Factors and Sleepmentioning

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Recent Updates in the Social and Environmental Determinants of Sleep Health

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Emanuele

James

2015

Curr Sleep Medicine Rep

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In this brief review article, we provide an overview of recent (since 2010) scientific contributions to our understanding of the social and environmental determinants of sleep health. In particular, we focus on three areas where we saw the most contributions to the determinants of sleep health among children, adolescents, and adults. First, studies of neighborhood context and sleep health find that sleep quality and quantity are lower in disadvantaged neighborhoods. These negative associations are often stronger for women than for men. Second, family factors matter for sleep health. Children from families with more parental resources sleep better than do children from families without such resources. Adults with children sleep less than those without, and work-family conflict is an impediment to good sleep. Third, media use is problematic for sleep health. Around the world, higher levels of screen media use are associated with lower quality and quantity of sleep. Future research on the social and environmental determinants of sleep health will grow out of these three areas of current research. In addition, we anticipate new research in the international realm and in the area of interventions designed to improve the population’s sleep health.

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Section: Family Structure Household Factors and Sleepmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Updates in the Social and Environmental Determinants of Sleep Health

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Emanuele

James

2015

Curr Sleep Medicine Rep

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“…As intended, the intervention resulted in decreased work-to-family conflict, 9 and more importantly, increased actigraphically-assessed total sleep duration (by 8.2 minutes) and perceived sleep sufficiency of intervention employees. 8 However, the previous analyses did not separately assess nighttime sleep and daytime napping, which limits the ability to specify when and during which sleep periods the intervention achieved its effects. Identifying specific sleep periods that are modifiable by a workplace intervention is important for future workplace intervention strategies to enhance the design and efficiency of work-place wellness programs.…”

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Age differences in workplace intervention effects on employees' nighttime and daytime sleep

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Objectives To examine the effects of a workplace flexibility/support intervention on employees’ sleep quantity and quality during nights and days and whether the effects differ by employee age. Design Cluster-randomized controlled trial. Setting Information technology industry workplaces. Participants US employees (Mage = 46.9 years) at an information technology firm who provided actigraphy at baseline and a 12-month follow-up (N = 396; n = 195 intervention, n = 201 control). Intervention The Work, Family, and Health Study intervention aimed to increase workplace flexibility and support. The intervention consisted of facilitated discussions to help employees increase control over when and where they work as well as manager-specific training sessions to increase manager support for employees’ work-family issues. Measurements Nighttime sleep duration, wake after sleep onset (WASO), and nap duration were measured with wrist actigraphy. Day-to-day variability in these variables (min2) was also estimated. Results Intervention employees increased nighttime sleep duration at 12 months, by 9 minutes per day, relative to control employees. There were interaction effects between the intervention and age on daytime nap duration and day-to-day variability in WASO. Older employees (56–70 years) in the intervention condition decreased nap duration at 12 months relative to older employees in the control condition. Older employees in the intervention condition also exhibited a greater decrease in day-to-day variability of WASO at 12 months compared with their baseline. Conclusions The workplace flexibility/support intervention was effective in enhancing employees’ sleep health by increasing nighttime sleep duration. Furthermore, the intervention was particularly effective for older employees in decreasing their daytime nap duration and day-to-day variability in WASO.

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“…Although the effect of the intervention was not apparent on average CAR across days, it had an effect on increased CAR on non-workdays. The findings suggest that this workplace intervention, which has been found to have positive implications for employees’ WFC (Kelly et al, 2014), emotional exhaustion (Moen et al, 2016), family functioning (Davis et al, 2015), and sleep health (Lee et al, 2016; Olson et al, 2015), and also has positive implications for employees’ physiological functioning. Findings from this study may be informative for researchers seeking to better understanding the mechanism through which work-related factors change employees’ adaptive physiological responses and also to practitioners seeking to develop more specific logic models for future workplace interventions.…”

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“…Moreover, the intervention has been shown to reduce perceived stress, emotional exhaustion, and psychological distress at 12 months for individuals in the IT industry (Moen et al, 2016) and those with elder care responsibilities in the extended care industry (Kossek et al, 2017). In addition, the intervention increased employees’ nightly sleep duration (Lee et al, 2016; Olson et al, 2015). Thus far, there is no research examining the effect of a workplace intervention on improving employees’ biological stress system functioning.…”

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The effects of a workplace intervention on employees’ cortisol awakening response

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Walter

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Work-related stressors are known to adversely affect employees’ stress physiology, including the cortisol awakening response (CAR) – or the spike in cortisol levels shortly after people wake up that aids in mobilizing energy. A flat or blunted CAR has been linked to chronic stress and burnout. This daily diary study tested the effects of a workplace intervention on employed parents’ CAR. Specifically, we tested whether the effects of the intervention on CAR were moderated by the type of days (workday versus non-work day). Data came from 94 employed parents from an information technology firm who participated in the baseline and 12-month diurnal cortisol components of the Work, Family, and Health Study, a group-randomized field experiment. The workplace intervention was designed to reduce work-family conflict (WFC) and implemented after the baseline data collection. Diurnal salivary cortisol was collected on 4 days at both baseline and 12 months. Multilevel modeling revealed that the intervention significantly increased employees’ CAR at 12 months on non-workdays, but this was not evident on workdays or for employees in the usual practice condition. The results provide evidence that the intervention was effective in enhancing employees’ biological stress physiology particularly during opportunities for recovery that are more likely to occur on non-work days.

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A workplace intervention improves sleep: results from the randomized controlled Work, Family, and Health Study

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Recent Updates in the Social and Environmental Determinants of Sleep Health

Recent Updates in the Social and Environmental Determinants of Sleep Health

Age differences in workplace intervention effects on employees' nighttime and daytime sleep

The effects of a workplace intervention on employees’ cortisol awakening response

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