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Using imagery to promote quality night-time sleep in day-time employees

This is an online study that uses imagery to improve sleep patterns in employees.

The specific aims of the project are to:
- Test whether brief imagery techniques are useful for promoting sleep-related motivations and behavioural plans related to better sleep quality.
- To test whether reducing pre-sleep arousal and creating more detailed plans for behaviours relating to good sleep then leads to better sleep quality.

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Using Imagery to Promote Quality Sleep

Do you find you wake up feeling tired?

Do you get enough sleep for your needs?

Do you end up staying up late into the night because of things on your mind?

If you do, you may be interested in taking part in a study I am doing as part of my PhD in psychology that aims to improve night-time sleep quality in day-time employees.

If you decide to take part you will be invited to attend an initial practice session to learn a simple, sleep promoting technique, practice the technique for three weeks and complete an online follow-up survey. You will receive a small token of appreciation ($10 petrol voucher) as my way of thanking you for taking part.

If you would like to help me with this study please click the "participate" button below and follow the link.

This will take you to a study information sheet and a short screening survey that checks your eligibility to take part.





APPROVED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND HUMAN PARTICIANTS ETHICS COMMITTEE on 20/08/2008 for a period of 3 years, from 20/08/2008 to 20/08/2011 reference 2008/282

What is required from the participant?

One online screening survey (10 minutes)
One face to face training session (run onsite at place of work)
Practice of imagery x2 per day for 21 days (Mon-Fri)
Keep daily email record of sleep patterns (Mon-Fri)
One final online follow-up survey (15 minutes approx)

Trial Location

New Zealand - Auckland

Groups

Sleep Study - Condition specific
Age: Any - Any
Gender: Any
Ethnicity: Any
Criteria: Need to work full-time and daytime hours (non-shift work). Should feel sleep deprived or be wanting to improve the quality of your sleep. Excluding those who care for children under the age of 5 years. Must have a reasonable grasp of English.

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Questions

HI I am very interested in this study, please let me know how I can participate. Anneka
posted by anneka on 2009-10-11 08:34:57
Thanks Anneka! I am actually about to leave for my wedding and honeymoon for two weeks! I can send through the link to your email address though and you could fill in the online screening survey while I am away. That way you will be all set up to go when I get back (on the 5th November). Much appreciated! Marisa
posted by Marisa on 2009-10-16 14:33:40
This is not going to be run Nationwide?
posted by seansnightmare on 2010-03-31 16:03:57
Hi sorry - I am just recruiting in Auckland at the moment as I need to run an in-person practice session as part of the study and have limited funding in terms of travel.
posted by Marisa on 2010-03-31 16:16:57
you study mentions "day-time employees" (I'm assuming to exclude shift workers, who have their own sleep issues). what about unemployed? i'm not working at the moment, and quality sleep is an issue for me too ; )
posted by Julia on 2010-04-23 16:56:09
Hi I am afraid the intervention is largely based around unwinding from the day's work. Although I am keen to translate this knowledge into other populations later, for the purposes of this study I need to keep to people who work full time.
posted by Marisa on 2010-04-26 08:28:12

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