Adapting Health Behaviors to Manage Epilepsy in Shift Work Environments: Balancing Treatment Adherence, Sleep Hygiene, and Occupational Demands

Aim: The current study focuses on the adaptation of health behaviors to manage epilepsy within shift work environments. In this regard, focus has also been given on balancing sleep hygiene, occupational demands and treatment adherence. Methodology: For this purpose, 40 night-shift workers were taken into account which were equally divided into experimental and control groups. These participants were presented with the questionnaires regarding insomnia, epilepsy and sleepiness. In this regard, pre-treatment, post-treatment and follow-up results were also taken into account. Statistical analysis was performed along with ANCOVA analysis. Results: The results obtained from this study showed that under the "intent-to-treat analysis," the participants with epilepsy and other mental health disorders show a significant decrease within insomnia severity, while it increased during total sleep time at daytime. These results were obtained after the treatment. At the same time, significant results were obtained within the context of per-protocol analysis. However, depression level, epileptic episodes and anxiety also improved after the treatment. Conclusion: In conclusion, the behavioral therapy is found to be effective in improving the sleep hygiene and occupational demands of the participants.