Darrel Drobnich

Conducting research using personal smartphones is a novel approach to the study of health and disease that is only beginning to be meaningfully explored. The SleepHealth Mobile App study utilized Apple’s open source ResearchKit framework to deploy a smartphone app based research study directly to participants with the aim of developing a better understanding of the relationship between sleep habits and daytime functioning.

Zamora T, Piazza C, Drobnich D, Amdur A, Headopohl W, Stepnowsky C. Using Social Media to Recruit for Sleep Research Studies. 2016. SLEEP; 39 (Abstract Supplement) A393-394.

Research has entered an era of conducting large national research studies, including PCORI’s National Patient-Centered Research Network, NIH’s Precision Medicine Initiative, and the Department of Veteran Affairs Million Veteran Program. A key feature of these efforts is the utilization of Real World Evidence,… Mehr zeigen

Zamora T, Piazza C, Drobnich D, Amdur A, Headopohl W, Stepnowsky C. Using Social Media to Recruit for Sleep Research Studies. 2016. SLEEP; 39 (Abstract Supplement) A393-394.

Research has entered an era of conducting large national research studies, including PCORI’s National Patient-Centered Research Network, NIH’s Precision Medicine Initiative, and the Department of Veteran Affairs Million Veteran Program. A key feature of these efforts is the utilization of Real World Evidence, both in the form of practice and utilization data from the electronic medical record and patient-reported outcomes from patients. One key challenge is the recruitment and enrollment of patients into these large national studies. A social media approach was utilized to recruit and enroll patients into a website. Weniger anzeigen

Research networks need to be nimble, flexible and constantly assess new ways to foster communication, training and briefing of its members through the use of online methods and other available media resources. It is best to start small with dedicated leaders representing key stakeholders and build slowly to ensure new members are properly educated on goals and can commit the necessary time to achieve network success. These real world experiences to form virtual teams to improve comparative… Mehr zeigen

Research networks need to be nimble, flexible and constantly assess new ways to foster communication, training and briefing of its members through the use of online methods and other available media resources. It is best to start small with dedicated leaders representing key stakeholders and build slowly to ensure new members are properly educated on goals and can commit the necessary time to achieve network success. These real world experiences to form virtual teams to improve comparative effectiveness and patient-reported outcomes based research provide lessons for others in the SciTS field. Weniger anzeigen

In response to the scientific evidence documenting both profound developmental changes in sleep and circadian biology during adolescence and the myriad of negative health, performance, and safety outcomes risks associated with chronic sleep loss, at least 70 public school districts in the United States, representing approximately 1,000 schools, have successfully implemented a delay in high school start times. However, despite the compelling evidence supporting school start time change as a key… Mehr zeigen

In response to the scientific evidence documenting both profound developmental changes in sleep and circadian biology during adolescence and the myriad of negative health, performance, and safety outcomes risks associated with chronic sleep loss, at least 70 public school districts in the United States, representing approximately 1,000 schools, have successfully implemented a delay in high school start times. However, despite the compelling evidence supporting school start time change as a key strategy in addressing the epidemic of adolescent sleep loss, many school districts across the country with early high school start times have not considered the option to implement later bell schedules for adolescents. Moreover, while the current scientific literature has clearly documented the positive outcomes associated with delayed high school start times, these studies contain limited information regarding the process by which school districts consider, approve and implement bell schedule changes. Thus, this in-depth examination of those school districts that have been successful in changing their bell schedules is intended to support the efforts of other districts in various stages of contemplating this measure. We utilized a multi-pronged approach (literature review, case studies, telephone interviews, online survey) to summarize the experiences of school districts across the United States in regard to challenges faced, strategies employed, and lessons learned in the hope that this information will be a useful tool for other school districts looking to chart a course forward to promote the health, safety, and academic opportunities of their students. Weniger anzeigen

Guest Editorial.

First every survey of how states deal with the growing issue of drowsy driving and fall-asleep automobile crashes.

Drowsy driving is an under-reported and under-recognized public safety issue plaguing America’s roadways. In order to assess how states currently address the issue of drowsy driving and to formulate strategies to further combat driver fatigue, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has issued its 2008 State of the States Report on Drowsy Driving. The survey was administered to… Mehr zeigen

First every survey of how states deal with the growing issue of drowsy driving and fall-asleep automobile crashes.

Drowsy driving is an under-reported and under-recognized public safety issue plaguing America’s roadways. In order to assess how states currently address the issue of drowsy driving and to formulate strategies to further combat driver fatigue, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) has issued its 2008 State of the States Report on Drowsy Driving. The survey was administered to each of the fifty states and Washington, D.C., and covered topics that NSF believes to be at the root of the under-identification of, and the inadequate response to drowsy driving and fall-asleep crashes.

The survey investigated the following: legal provisions used for citing or prosecuting drowsy drivers, police training, physician reporting requirements for medical conditions, curfew provisions in graduated driver’s licensing (GDL) laws, and educational efforts through driver education classes and the state driver’s licensing manuals. Weniger anzeigen