SleepShifters: The Co-Development of a Preventative Sleep Management Programme for Shift Workers and Their Employers

Amber F. Tout (), Nicole K.Y. Tang, Carla T. Toro, Tracey L. Sletten, Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam, Charlotte Kershaw, Caroline Meyer and Talar R. Moukhtarian ()
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Amber F. Tout: Warwick Applied Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Nicole K.Y. Tang: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Carla T. Toro: Warwick Applied Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Tracey L. Sletten: School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
Shantha M.W. Rajaratnam: School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
Charlotte Kershaw: Warwick Applied Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Caroline Meyer: Warwick Applied Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
Talar R. Moukhtarian: Warwick Applied Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

IJERPH, 2025, vol. 22, issue 8, 1-18

Abstract: Shift work can have an adverse impact on sleep and wellbeing, as well as negative consequences for workplace safety and productivity. SleepShifters is a co-developed sleep management programme that aims to equip shift workers and employers with the skills needed to manage sleep from the onset of employment, thus preventing sleep problems and their associated consequences from arising. This paper describes the co-development process and resulting programme protocol of SleepShifters , designed in line with the Medical Research Council’s framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions. Programme components were co-produced in partnership with stakeholders from four organisations across the United Kingdom, following an iterative, four-stage process based on focus groups and interviews. As well as a handbook containing guidance on shift scheduling, workplace lighting, and controlled rest periods, SleepShifters consists of five key components: (1) an annual sleep awareness event; (2) a digital sleep training induction module for new starters; (3) a monthly-themed sleep awareness campaign; (4) a website, hosting a digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia platform and supportive video case studies from shift-working peers; (5) a sleep scheduling app for employees. Future work will implement and assess the effectiveness of delivering SleepShifters in organisational settings.

Keywords: shift work; sleep; early intervention; prevention; workplace; co-production; co-development; digital; health promotion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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