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Kubala AG, Roma PG, Jameson JT, Sessoms PH, Chinoy ED, Rosado LR, Viboch TB, Schrom BJ, Rizeq HN, Gordy PS, Hirsch LDA, Biggs LAT, Russell DW, Markwald RR. Advancing a U.S. navy shipboard infrastructure for sleep monitoring with wearable technology. Appl Ergon 2024; 117:104225. [PMID: 38219375 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
Abstract
Development of fatigue management solutions is critical to U.S. Navy populations. This study explored the operational feasibility and acceptability of commercial wearable devices (Oura Ring and ReadiBand) in a warship environment with 845 Sailors across five ship cohorts during at-sea operations ranging from 10 to 31 days. Participants were required to wear both devices and check-in daily with research staff. Both devices functioned as designed in the environment and reliably collected sleep-wake data. Over 10,000 person-days at-sea, overall prevalence of Oura and ReadiBand use was 69% and 71%, respectively. Individual use rates were 71 ± 38% of days underway for Oura and 59 ± 34% for ReadiBand. Analysis of individual factors showed increasing device use and less device interference with age, and more men than women found the devices comfortable. This study provides initial support that commercial wearables can contribute to infrastructures for operational fatigue management in naval environments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew G Kubala
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Jason T Jameson
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Pinata H Sessoms
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Evan D Chinoy
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Luis R Rosado
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Trevor B Viboch
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Brandon J Schrom
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Hedaya N Rizeq
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Prayag S Gordy
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA; Military and Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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- Psychological Health and Resilience Department, Military Population Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Dale W Russell
- Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, San Diego, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Rachel R Markwald
- Warfighter Performance Department, Operational Readiness and Health Directorate, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
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