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. 2022 Mar 1;18(3):703–712. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9706

Table 1.

Daily diary sleep hygiene items, responses, and coding.

Recommendation Survey Item Response Options Criteria for “Engagement”
1 Wake time What time was your final awakening? [open] Within 30 minutes of median wake time
2 Naps How long did you nap yesterday? [open] Duration ≤ 30 minutes
3 Bedtime routine Did you do something routine or relaxing in the 30 minutes before bedtime yesterday? Yes/no Responded “yes”
4 Bright lights Did you avoid bright light in the 30 minutes before bedtime yesterday? Yes/no Responded “yes”
5 Exercise Did you engage in 30+ minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity yesterday? Yes/no Responded “yes”
6 Nicotine At approximately what time did you finish your last cigarette yesterday? [open] 2+ hours before bedtime
7 Alcohol At approximately what time did you finish your last alcoholic drink yesterday? [open] 2+ hours before bedtime
8 Caffeine timing At approximately what time did you finish your last caffeinated drink yesterday? [open] Before 12 PM
9 Caffeine dose How many doses of caffeine (1 oz espresso, 8 oz coffee, 12 oz soda) did you have yesterday? [open] Quantity ≤ 3
10 Heavy meals Did you have a heavy meal within 2 hours of bedtime yesterday? Yes/no Responded “no”
11 Environment Please rate the quality of last night’s sleep environment (eg, temperature, darkness, noise level of the place where you slept) 0 (very poor) to 4 (very good) Rated as “good” or “very good”

All sleep hygiene items were recoded as yes/no (coded 1 for “engagement” and 0 for “nonengagement”) in analyses so that the effect size of each behavior could be compared.