Person-Environment-Occupation Model guides sleep assessment and intervention

Sleep consumes approximately one third of the average person’s time, making it an especially important aspect of life. However, many people often have difficulty obtaining the desired and necessary amount of sleep to adequately function in daily activities due to illness, stress, lack of time, or other disruptions in life. Disruptions in sleep habits and routines can negatively affect healing and the recovery process (Epstein, 2007), yet many individuals do not understand sleep or how to address sleep deficits (Gentry & Loveland, 2013). Consequently, disruptions in sleep are often disregarded, or even unrecognized, by individuals and health care professionals.