Table 3 Intervention content for the active control group
Sessions | Content |
|---|---|
First session | Introducing the program and aims of the training sessions, familiarity with the sleep process, scientific definition of sleep and sleep hygiene, studying the mechanisms of sleep and wakefulness, the effects of sleep on body organs and quality of life |
Second session | A review of the contents of the previous session, the effect of sleep on the body, familiarity with the body's biological clock, the relationship between sleep cycle and wakefulness with age and normal sleep time during the day |
Third session | Review of the contents of the previous session, review of sleep stages and NREM and REM cycles and review of changes in this cycle on body organs |
Fourth session | A review of the contents of the previous session, review of sleep disorders, statistics on the prevalence of sleep disorders, definition of insomnia and characteristics of people with these disorders |
Fifth session | Review of the contents of the previous session, review of sleep-disturbing factors such as identifying and modifying environmental factors affecting sleep patterns (e.g. sound, bed quality, temperature, etc.) |
Sixth session | A review of the previous session, review of other factors that disrupt sleep, the relationship between nutrition and modification of eating habits with the benefit of adequate sleep, familiarity with the effect of exercise on experiencing good sleep |
Seventh session | Review of the previous session, identifying and considering pre-sleep habits, the impact of technology on sleep, mentations and solutions to improve sleep |
Eighth session | A summary and review of the sessions |