- Title
- Efficacy of an m-Health physical activity and sleep intervention to improve sleep quality in middle-aged adults: the Refresh Study randomized controlled trial
- Creator
- Rayward, Anna T.; Murawski, Beatrice; Duncan, Mitch J.; Holliday, Elizabeth G.; Vandelanotte, Corneel; Brown, Wendy J.; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.
- Relation
- Annals of Behavioral Medicine Vol. 54, Issue 7, p. 470-483
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz064
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Background: Poor sleep health is highly prevalent. Physical activity is known to improve sleep quality but not specifically targeted in sleep interventions. Purpose: To compare the efficacy of a combined physical activity and sleep intervention with a sleep-only intervention and a wait-list control, for improving sleep quality in middle-aged adults without a diagnosed sleep disorder. Methods: Three-arm randomized controlled trial (Physical Activity and Sleep Health (PAS), Sleep Health Only (SO), Wait-list Control (CON) groups; 3-month primary time-point, 6-month follow-up) of 275 (PAS = 110, SO = 110, CON = 55) inactive adults (40–65 years) reporting poor sleep quality. The main intervention component was a smartphone/tablet “app” to aid goal setting and self-monitoring physical activity and/or sleep hygiene behaviors (including stress management), and a pedometer for PAS group. Primary outcome was Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) global score. Secondary outcomes included several self-reported physical activity measures and PSQI subcomponents. Group differences were examined stepwise, first between pooled intervention (PI = PAS + SO) and CON groups, then between PAS and SO groups. Results: Compared with CON, PI groups significantly improved PSQI global and subcomponents scores at 3 and 6 months. There were no differences in sleep quality between PAS and SO groups. The PAS group reported significantly less daily sitting time at 3 months and was significantly more likely to report ≥2 days/week resistance training and meeting physical activity guidelines at 6 months than the SO group. Conclusions: PIs had statistically significantly improved sleep quality among middle-aged adults with poor sleep quality without a diagnosed sleep disorder. The adjunctive physical activity intervention did not additionally improve sleep quality.
- Subject
- sleep; physical activity; intervention; adults; pedometer; m-Health
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1421206
- Identifier
- uon:37700
- Identifier
- ISSN:1532-4796
- Rights
- This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine following peer review. The version of the above record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaz064
- Language
- eng
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