https://pittplusme.org/study/1787
RU_SATED Study
STUDY BASICS
Are you age 60 or up? Are you interested in helping to develop a new sleep questionnaire called RU_SATED? Participation in this research study involves completing questionnaires and participating in a 1-hour interview either by phone or videoconference. The RU_SATED study team is particularly interested in understanding sleep health in underrepresented groups. Compensation is provided.
STUDY PURPOSE
Understanding a person’s sleep is important for researchers and healthcare providers, but accurately measuring sleep health can be a challenge. The purpose of this study is to collect feedback about a new sleep questionnaire called RU_SATED. Researchers hope their findings lead to the development of a sleep questionnaire that is simple and easy to understand.
COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?
- Ages 60 and up
WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT
Participants will be asked to complete several sleep-related questionnaires, which will be sent and returned through the U.S. Mail. The questionnaires should take about 10 minutes to complete. Afterwards, participants will have one 30-60 minute session by phone or videoconference to provide feedback. This session will be audiotaped.
IRB: STUDY20020126
- RU_SATED Scale Validation Interview Study
MEET THE RESEARCHER
Martica H. Hall
Martica H. Hall, PhD, has been a member of the University of Pittsburgh Sleep and Chronobiology Center for 20 years. A health psychologist by training, Dr. Hall’s research goal is to advance our understanding of how psychological factors and sleep interact to influence physical health. She has studied these relationships in diverse populations across the lifespan, focusing mainly on mid- to late-life adults at increased risk for poor health outcomes including caregivers, women during the menopausal transition, individuals with sleep and psychiatric disorders, and adults affected by racial/social disparities.