Background: Due to their long workdays and erratic watch schedules, sailors on United States Navy (USN) ships often eat meals close to their bedtime, which may contribute to sleep disruption.
Aim: To assess the duration of meal-to-sleep (M-S) intervals in relation to timing of sailor workdays and watch schedules.
Methods: Longitudinal field assessment of USN sailors performing their underway duties ( = 234). Participants completed questionnaires, wore actigraphs, and completed activity logs.
Results: Approximately 35% of M-S intervals were <3 h in duration. M-S interval duration was associated with watchstanding status ( < 0.001) and the number of sections in the watchstanding schedule ( < 0.001). Sailors on the two-section watch schedule had, on average, the shortest M-S intervals (55 min) compared to sailors on three- or four-section watchbills (∼4 h) and to non-watchstanders (4.85 h).
Conclusion: Sailors on two-section watchbills often eat quite close to bedtime. To provide appropriate recommendations regarding healthy dietary patterns, we will continue assessing dietary behaviors and food choices of sailors while underway, especially as they relate to sailor work hours, circadian rhythms, and sleep practices.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0260106020960878 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Sulfur dioxide exposure of mice induces peribronchiolar fibrosis-A defining feature of deployment-related constrictive bronchiolitis.
PLoS One
January 2025
Research Service and Pulmonary Section Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.
Deployment-related constrictive bronchiolitis (DRCB) has emerged as a health concern in military personnel returning from Southwest Asia. Exposure to smoke from a fire at the Al-Mishraq sulfur enrichment facility and/or burn pits was reported by a subset of Veterans diagnosed with this disorder. DRCB is characterized by thickening and fibrosis of small airways (SA) in the lung, but whether these are related to toxin inhalation remains uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe impact of a commercial lower extremity exoskeleton on metabolic load, perceived exertion, and physiological response to a challenging military relevant task: A randomized cross-over design pilot study.
PLoS One
January 2025
CFD Research Corporation, Huntsville, AL, United States of America.
Purpose: To assess physiological metrics during the use of a commercially available bilateral active ankle exoskeleton during a challenging military-relevant task and if use of the exoskeleton during this task influences: metabolic load, physiological measures or rate of perceived exertion.
Methods: Nine healthy volunteers (5M, 4F) completed this randomized cross-over design trial, with a baseline visit and two randomized test sessions (with/without the exoskeleton). Variables included impact on time to exhaustion during walking on a treadmill at varying speeds and gradients (0-15%) at 26.
Trends and Factors Associated with Insomnia and Sleep Apnea in U.S. Military Aviators, 2006-2022.
Aerosp Med Hum Perform
January 2025
Introduction: Insomnia and sleep apnea (SA) can have adverse effects on operating aircraft. This study examined trends in insomnia and SA incidence rates in U.S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA Military-Civilian Training Partnership for Army Nurses.
Am J Nurs
February 2025
Joseph R. Danford is a medical student at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. Kayla Hearn is a military-civilian partner at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in Nashville, TN, where Elisa Bickett is the military-civilian program manager and Bradley M. Dennis is director of military-civilian partnerships. Cynthia Barrigan is director of military-civilian partnerships in the Office of the Army Surgeon General in Falls Church, VA. Daniel J. Stinner is a military-civilian partner at VUMC and Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Fort Campbell, KY. Contact author: Joseph R. Danford, The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Background: In 2018, the U.S. Army Surgeon General created the Army Medical Department Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training (AMCT3) program to enhance the clinical proficiency of medical personnel serving on Army trauma teams called forward resuscitative surgical detachments (FRSDs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMilitary-Civilian Partnerships.
Am J Nurs
February 2025
Carl A. Kirton is Editor-In-Chief of AJN. Email:
Building the clinical competency of military personnel during peacetime.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!