TRAINING FEATURES
Sleep Support
Training for Military Leaders
Sleep is critical for military personnel to ensure readiness, resilience, and mission success.
Sleep Support Training for Military Leaders trains participants in family supportive behaviors and sleep strategies.
The program includes information about healthy sleep behaviors, sleep tracking, and setting attainable goals to improve sleep health.
This program is applicable to all branches of the armed forces and all levels of leadership.
On average 60% of service members sleep fewer than six hours per night.
Those who have been or are currently deployed sleep even less, fewer than five hours per night. This is significantly shorter than the recommended minimum of seven hours for adults.
ABOUT THE TRAINING
Evidence-based training helps support improved sleep.
Sleep Support Training is part of the Oregon Military Employee Sleep and Health (MESH) study. The study addressed sleep-related health and work-life stress among service members and their families. Study partners included the Oregon National Guard, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University, and Colorado State University.
The program is made up of:
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A one-hour online training program for managers.
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A two-week behavior tracking exercise for managers.
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Sleep tracking and goal setting exercises for employees.
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Sleep tracking recommendations.
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Resources for healthy sleep.
Steps in the program
There are five steps in the Sleep Support Training program. Click on the links below for more information.
PUBLICATIONS
The evidence behind the training
MULTIDIMENSIONALITY OF THE PROMIS® SLEEP DISTURBANCE 8B SHORT FORM IN WORKING ADULT POPULATIONS
Brossoit, R. M., Stark, H. P., Crain, T. L., Bodner, T. E., Hammer, L. B., Mohr, C. D. & Shea, S. A. (In Press). Multidimensionality of the PROMIS® Sleep Disturbance 8b Short Form in Working Adult Populations. Sleep Health.
Brossoit, R. M., Hammer, L. B., Crain, T. L., Leslie, J. J., Bodner, T. E., & Brockwood, K. J. (2023). The Effects of a Total Worker Health® Intervention on Workplace Safety: Mediating Effects of Sleep and Supervisor Support for Sleep. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. 28(4) 263–276.
Bouleh, P.G., Allen, S.J., Hammer, L.B. (2022). Family-Supportive Supervisor Behaviors and Psychological Distress: A Secondary Analysis across Four Occupational Populations. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19(13), 7845.
BEYOND JUST RESILIENCE: THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF WORK-FAMILY RESOURCES FOR SOLDIERS
Wong, J. R., Crain, T. L., Brossoit, R. M., Hammer, L. B., Bodner, T. E., & Brady, J.M. (2022). Beyond just resilience: The important role of work-family resources for soldiers. Occupational Health Science, 6, 425–450.
Hammer, L. B., Brady, J. M., Brossoit, R. M., Mohr, C. D., Bodner, T. E., Crain, T. L., & Brockwood, K. J. (2021). Effects of a Total Worker Health® Leadership Intervention on Employee Well-Being and Functional Impairment. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 26, 582–598.
