A Descriptive Study of Sleep Patterns and Knowledge among Department of Juvenile Services Staff

Krista P Woodward, Lily Bistline, Erin Vermette, Marianna Carlucci, Stephanie J Crowley, Dylan B Jackson, Amy R Wolfson
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Little is known about sleep health among staff in the US juvenile justice system. Poor sleep health is associated with negative mental and physical health, which may impact daily interactions and treatment of detained youth. The current study explored sleep-wake patterns and sleep health knowledge of Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) staff in Maryland (MD). Department of Juvenile Services Staff (N=218) were invited to complete a survey that queried staff on their own sleep-wake patterns, job role and schedule, and knowledge of youth sleep needs. Descriptive analyses and multivariate analyses of variance (MANCOVA) were conducted to summarize workers’ sleep-wake patterns and examine differences by staff position and schedule. 51% of staff served as residential advisors (RAs) who directly supervise the youth. Just over half (55%) worked in detention and 45% in treatment facilities. Staff reported sleeping 7.24 hours (SD=4.10) on workdays and 8.59 hours (SD=2.69) on non-workdays. RA staff working night/rotating versus day shifts reported the most sleep irregularity with larger weekend oversleep times. A little more than half of the staff (53.9%) were knowledgeable regarding youth sleep health with differences by position type. Findings show that DJS staff are meeting recommended sleep duration guidelines but are still experiencing sleep schedule and time in bed irregularity. Knowledge variability of youth sleep health across staff may necessitate focused educational programming. Overall, this study may inform future development and prioritization of sleep and circadian health interventions and educational campaigns for staff who work with detained juveniles.
关于青少年服务部工作人员睡眠模式和知识的描述性研究
人们对美国少年司法系统工作人员的睡眠健康状况知之甚少。不良的睡眠健康与不良的身心健康有关,可能会影响到被拘留青少年的日常互动和治疗。本研究探讨了马里兰州(MD)少年服务部(DJS)工作人员的睡眠-觉醒模式和睡眠健康知识。 研究人员邀请少年服务部的工作人员(218 人)填写了一份调查问卷,询问了他们自己的睡眠-觉醒模式、工作角色和时间安排以及对青少年睡眠需求的了解。我们进行了描述性分析和多变量方差分析(MANCOVA),以总结工作人员的睡眠-觉醒模式,并研究不同职位和日程安排对工作人员睡眠-觉醒模式的影响。 51% 的工作人员担任直接监督青少年的住宿顾问 (RA)。略高于一半(55%)的工作人员在拘留所工作,45%在治疗机构工作。据报告,工作人员工作日的睡眠时间为 7.24 小时(标准差=4.10),非工作日为 8.59 小时(标准差=2.69)。上夜班/轮班与上白班的 RA 工作人员睡眠最不规律,周末超时睡眠时间较长。略多于半数的工作人员(53.9%)对青少年睡眠健康有所了解,但不同职位类型的情况有所不同。 调查结果显示,DJS 的工作人员符合建议的睡眠时间准则,但仍然存在睡眠时间和就寝时间不规律的问题。不同员工对青少年睡眠健康的认识存在差异,因此有必要制定有针对性的教育计划。总之,这项研究可以为今后制定睡眠和昼夜节律健康干预措施以及针对与被拘留青少年打交道的工作人员开展教育活动提供参考,并确定其优先次序。
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