Improving Sleep Quality for a Busy Student by: London Graves

Define

My personal issue I am having is lack of restful sleep. I toss and turn all

night and therefore I am so tired during the day.

I am looking for ways I can improve my sleep patterns

and see what type of difference this makes for

me.

Measure

All data was collected through my Fitbit.

    Times to Times awakened

Actual sleep timeBed Rise

Sun 12:11AM 7:07AM 12 4hrs 45minMon 11:06PM 8:28AM 17 4hrs 42minTues 10:07PM 8:24AM 16 5hrs 29minWed 10:50PM 7:36AM 15 4hrs 19min

Thurs 10:38PM 7:48AM 15 4hrs 28minFri 10:39PM 8:07AM 18 5hrs 29minSat 10:51PM 6:12AM 12 4hrs 11min

Average 10:55PM 7:40AM 15 4hrs 46min

ImproveCauses:

Spending time on cell phone before bed was the main reason for staying up later.

Improvements to be made:

- Cell phone turned off 30 minutes before wanting to go to sleep and not placed next to bed.

- No TV 30 minutes prior to going to bed.

- Taking shower during the 30 minutes of no electronics

- Be in bed no later than 10:00 pm

AnalysisRecommended hours of sleep for my age from the National

Sleep Foundation.

Recommened Actual0

2

4

6

8

Hours of Sleep

Hours of Sleep

7-84.78

Control

This problem will be re-measured in one month to see if there has

been an improvement in duration and quality of sleep.

Going to be late

Spending time on Phone before

bed

Watching TV before Bed

Waiting to take a shower until

right before bed.

Lack of Sleep