The Effect of a Sleep Intervention on Sleep Quality in Nursing Students
Condition: Sleep; Healthy Lifestyle
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      The sleep quality in university students is diminished by numerous factors such as
      alterations in lifestyles, changes, the socio-emotional development or academic
      performance.The detriment in the quality of sleep can have a negative effects on the quality
      of life and mental health. It is even a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This study
      is a pilot type clinical trial in which it is intended to implement an intervention to
      improve the quality of sleep of university nursing students. A randomization of 40 students
      will be carried out to two treatment groups (intervention n=20 and control n=20). The
      intervention group will receive two 90-minute sessions during a week where the anatomical
      structures involved in sleep will be analyzed, workshops will be held to improve the quality
      of sleep with individual indications after analyzing their rhythms and patterns. The control
      group will continue with their usual routine.A pre-post evaluation will be carried out on
      both groups using the Kronowise 3.0 individual wearable bracelet device that measures sleep
      quality based on general indicators, sleep, wakefulness, internal time, circadian rhythms,
      temperature, activity, position and light. In addition, information on perceived sleep
      quality will be collected with the Pittsburgh questionnaire. Sociodemographic data will be
      collected in the pre measurement for both groups and satisfaction with the program will be
      collected in the post measurement in the intervention group.
    

Detailed description: 
      The program consists of 2 sessions of 90 minutes during one week. In the first session, four
      activities will be carried out: 1) Explanation of the concepts of chronobiology, biological
      rhythms of the human being, internal clock and synchronizer, and the importance of anatomical
      structures; 2) Location of the structures mentioned in diagrams and anatomical models of the
      nervous system; 3) Approach to the concept of chronotype and the existence of three times
      that affect human circadian rhythms (biological, artificial and social), and how a poor
      coupling between them leads to a state called chronodisruption; 4) Completion of 2
      self-knowledge questionnaires about the sleep pattern. The second session will also consist
      of four activities: 1) Recommendations on skills to have optimal sleep quality; 2) Carrying
      out a questionnaire on daytime sleepiness; 3) Applications of the recommendations to the
      nursing field (work shifts, clinical application in patients); Delivery of the reports to the
      participants, resolution of questions related to them, and group analysis of the reports of
      patients with certain circadian pathologies.
    

Intervention name(s): Sleep Intervention Group
Intervention type(s): Behavioral
Intervention description(s): The intervention group will acquire skills to improve their quality of sleep such as:
Acquisition of notions of chronobiology.
Location of the nervous structures involved in biological rhythms.
Awareness of the existence of three times that direct our biological rhythms, and of the need for them to be synchronized.
Self-knowledge of the chronotype and the degree of adjustment of the three times.
Knowledge of the variables that determine a good quality of sleep.
Applications of chronobiology to the field of nursing. Recommendations for nurses and patients.
Self-knowledge of the quality of sleep and the health status of the circadian system.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled trial
Masking: Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Prevention