Overview:
This module covers ‘Keeping a Sleep Diary’ as a powerful tool for identifying and addressing sleep-related issues.
By recognizing the potential discrepancies between time spent in bed and the quality of restorative sleep, this module encourages the use of sleep diaries for monitoring sleep patterns and informing behavioral change efforts.
With mindfulness and consistency as key principles, the health coaches will learn to guide their clients through the process of maintaining a sleep diary, analyzing its data, and implementing effective strategies based on the findings.
Topic Summary:
- Chronic sleep problems can persist despite spending ample time in bed.
- A sleep diary can be beneficial tool for monitoring sleep patterns and to help identify factors that impact sleep quality.
- The self-awareness that accompanies journaling can be helpful for identifying both positive and negative sleep factors related to the environment or behaviors.
- Questions to be logged in the sleep diary daily include lights-out time, wake-up time, total sleep hours, number of awakenings, sleep quality rating, and satisfaction with sleep.
- If sleep problems remain elusive, reviewing the sleep diary with a health coach can provide additional insight.
- As with food journaling, a sleep diary is a tool and not for everyone.
