Feasibility and acceptability of a personalised script-elicitation method for improving evening sleep hygiene habits

Figures & data

Table 1. Sample characteristics (N = 24).

		N	%
Typical sleep, weekdays	Mean 5.4 h, range 4–6 h	–	–
Typical sleep, weekend days	Mean 5.5 h, range 4–6 h	–	–
Age	Mean 29y, range 18–66y	–	–
Gender	Female	19	79%
	Male	5	21%
BMI	Mean 24.31, range 17–39	–	–
Ethnicity	White	17	71%
	Asian/Asian British	5	21%
	Mixed	1	4%
	Not listed	1	4%
Occupation	(Full-time) student	13	54%
	(Full-time) employed	8	33%
	Furloughed	1	4%
	Retired	2	8%
Education	O Levels, GCSEs, foundational diploma	2	8%
	A Levels	4	17%
	Undergraduate	11	46%
	Postgraduate	7	29%
Marital status	Single	16	67%
	Married	5	21%
	Cohabiting	3	13%
Living arrangement	Living with parents	10	42%
	Living with partner	9	38%
	Living with partner and child	1	4%
	Living with non-relatives	3	13%
	Living alone	1	4%

Table 2. Summary of planned behaviour changes in alternative scripts (N = 23).

Behaviours reorganised within script (placed earlier and/or curtailed)	Behaviours added to script	Behaviours removed from script
− Misc phone/device use (N = 13) − Going to bed (N = 5) − Working (N = 5) − Eating evening meal (N = 3) − Making phone calls (N = 2) − Reading (N = 2) − Watching TV (N = 3) − Drinking soothing drink (N = 1) − Drying hair (N = 1) − Exercising (N = 1) − Taking dog out (N = 1) − Using social media (N = 1)	− Reading (N = 9) − Doing yoga (N = 5) − Showering (N = 2) − Writing lists (N = 2) − Breathing exercises (N = 1) − Contemplating (N = 1) − Drinking soothing drink (N = 1) − Exercising (N = 1) − Listening to podcast (N = 1) − Listening to relaxing sounds (N = 1) − Meditation (N = 1)	− Watching TV (N = 6) − Misc phone/device use (N = 4) − Working (N = 2) − Drinking hot chocolate (N = 1) − Having a bath (N = 1) − Waiting for others to go to bed (N = 1)

NB: Data are missing for one participant due to human error.

Table 3. Sleep hygiene and quality at baseline and follow-up (N = 24).

		No. of items	Possible range	Baseline Mean (median, SD)	Follow-up Mean (median, SD)	p for median differences
Sleep hygiene		13	0–52	31.83 (32.50, 7.46)	33.63 (33.50, 7.47)	.26
Sleep quality	Getting to sleep	3	0–30	13.95 (15.10, 5.32)	18.48 (18.40, 3.65)	.004
	Quality of sleep	2	0–20	6.99 (5.95, 3.94)	11.95 (12.05, 4.59)	<.001
	Awake following sleep	2	0–20	7.23 (6.10, 4.85)	11.12 (11.50, 3.53)	.003
	Behaviour following wakening	3	0–30	11.07 (10.65, 4.41)	16.80 (16.15, 5.48)	<.001
	Total	10	0–100	39.24 (37.75, 12.79)	58.36 (59.95, 12.69)	<.001

Data availability

Study data are available at https://osf.io/7963j/?view_only=9ec3667882f84e1cae56d463453c6e06.