Improving Sleep Using Mentored Behavioral and Environmental Restructuring (SLUMBER)

Jennifer L Martin; Mary Cadogan; Abraham A Brody; Michael N Mitchell; Diana E Hernandez; Michael Mangold; Cathy A Alessi; Yeonsu Song; Joshua Chodosh

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2024.02.003

Improving Sleep Using Mentored Behavioral and Environmental Restructuring (SLUMBER)

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Mar 14:S1525-8610(24)00132-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.02.003. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jennifer L Martin¹, Mary Cadogan², Abraham A Brody³, Michael N Mitchell⁴, Diana E Hernandez⁵, Michael Mangold⁶, Cathy A Alessi⁷, Yeonsu Song⁸, Joshua Chodosh⁹

Affiliations

¹ Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
² School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York City, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.
⁴ Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel), New York City, NY, USA.
⁷ David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁸ Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁹ Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA; Medicine Service, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York City, NY, USA. Electronic address: Joshua.chodosh@nyumc.org.

PMID: 38493807
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.02.003

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of a mentoring program to encourage staff-delivered sleep-promoting strategies on sleep, function, depression, and anxiety among skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents.

Design: Modified stepped-wedge unit-level intervention.

Setting and participants: Seventy-two residents (mean age 75 ± 15 years; 61.5% female, 41% non-Hispanic white, 35% Black, 20% Hispanic, 3% Asian) of 2 New York City urban SNFs.

Methods: Expert mentors provided SNF staff webinars, in-person workshops, and weekly sleep pearls via text messaging. Resident data were collected at baseline, post-intervention (V₁), and 3-month follow-up (V₂), including wrist actigraphy, resident behavioral observations, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) depression scale, Brief Anxiety and Depression Scale (BADS), Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool (BCAT), and select Minimum Data Set 3.0 (MDS 3.0) measures. Linear mixed models were fit for continuous outcomes and mixed-effects logistic models for binary outcomes. Outcomes were modeled as a function of time. Planned contrasts compared baseline to V₁ and V₂.

Results: There was significant improvement in PSQI scores from baseline to V₁ (P = .009), and from baseline to V₂ (P = .008). Other significant changes between baseline and V₁ included decreased depression (PHQ-9) (P = .028), increased daytime observed out of bed (P ≤ .001), and increased daytime observed being awake (P < .001). At V₂ (vs baseline) being observed out of bed decreased (P < .001). Daytime sleeping by actigraphy increased from baseline to V₁ (P = .004), but not V₂. MDS 3.0 activities of daily living and pain showed improvements by the second quarter following implementation of SLUMBER (P's ≤ .034). There were no significant changes in BADS or BCAT between baseline and V₁ or V₂.

Conclusions and implications: SNF residents had improvements in sleep quality and depression with intervention, but improvements were not sustained at 3-month follow-up. The COVID-19 pandemic led to premature study termination, so full impacts remain unknown.

Keywords: Sleep; depression; quality improvement; skilled nursing facilities.

Published by Elsevier Inc.