Preparation and effect of a behavioral science-based education program for sleep improvement among medical students

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  • UEDA Masumi
    Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, System Control Medicine, Department of Environmental, Humanity & Health System Science, Medical Humanities
  • ADACHI Yoshiko
    Institute of Behavioral Health
  • HAYAMA Junko
    Institute of Behavioral Health Kurume University Institute of Comparative Studies of International Cultures and Societies
  • YAMAGAMI Toshiko
    Kurume University Faculty of Literature

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  • 医学生に対する行動科学に基づく睡眠改善教育プログラムの作成とその効果
  • イガクセイ ニ タイスル コウドウ カガク ニ モトズク スイミン カイゼン キョウイク プログラム ノ サクセイ ト ソノ コウカ

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Objective The present study aimed to investigate a simple education program that is effective for sleep improvement among medical students who will be medical doctors in the future. The education program applied in the present study was developed for sleep improvement based on behavioral science and changes in knowledge and sleeping habits were observed.<br/>Methods Subjects were 6th-year medical students of 2002 and 2003. Students of 2002 attended a program including a 90-minute lecture and a 2-week practice learning session, and students of 2003 attended only the lecture. In the lecture, behavior therapy for chronic insomnia was explained using a booklet. In the practice learning session, students set a target behavior for improvement and conducted self-monitoring of their sleep and the targeted behavior. Changes in knowledge about sleep, attitude toward the therapy, sleep, and sleep-related habits were observed and compared between the 2 groups of subjects immediately and 2-weeks after the lecture.<br/>Results It was found that after both programs subjects had more knowledge about sleep than before. In the program including practice learning session, subjects' attitude for managing patients changed from before the lecture to after the lecture, and after the practice learning session. It was found that more than half of the students thought that they could provide sleep guidance based on the behavior therapy. Regarding the subjects' sleep, significant improvements were observed for “having nightmares upon falling asleep,” “sleepiness during daytime,” “sense of getting a sound sleep,” and “mood upon waking up.” Regarding sleep-related habits, significant improvements were observed for “taking a nap,” “dozing off,” and “eating breakfast.”<br/> On the other hand, only the lecture subjects improved irregularity of bedtime and sleeping time.<br/> Although an increase in knowledge and improvement of sleep were observed among students who attended only the lecture, a further increase in knowledge and improvement of sleeping habits were observed among students who also attended the practice learning session.<br/>Conclusion The results described herein suggest developing and providing a simple and convenient education program for sleep improvement was effective for increasing students' knowledge about sleep, developing improved coping methods regarding sleep, and improving sleep. It is also suggested that behavioral scientific instructive methods, including practice learning, are effective for medical education.

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