Christina Eldridge

HLTH 634 B01

Summary of Pre-Testing Results
I pretested my brochure with a group of five Alaska Native/American
Indian adults who are employed at the Alaska Native Medical Center.
Everyone in the group agreed that they liked the pictures that were in the
brochure and that they found the information to be very educational. The
main message of aiming to get 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night was received
and understood by everyone in the group. Several people were quite
surprised that inadequate sleep is correlated to other diseases, such as
obesity, diabetes, heart disease and depression and that seemed to be the
motivating factor for them wanting to make a behavioral change. The
wording was easy for each person to read and understand and all group
participants were very interested in the topic. Only one person admitted to
getting an adequate amount of sleep according to the recommendation and
the other four people recognized that they should try to get more sleep each
night. Two people in the group described symptoms of insomnia and they
were interested in getting more information about resolving that. One
individual pointed out that they liked seeing the Alaska Native Tribal Health
Consortiums mission statement on the brochure because it made the
information seem more relative to them.
Everyone really liked the layout of the brochure and appreciated the
pictures that were included. One person recommended that I explain what
the numbers mean on the recommended sleep picture graph on the inside of
the brochure. They found this picture to be a little confusing, especially with
the two different age groups listed. This led to a discussion about getting
more than 9 hours of sleep and the negative implications that would have, if
any. Questions came up in the group about what, specifically, are the
different kinds of sleep disorders and the symptoms that present with these
different types.
With these recommendations, I would probably remove the graph
picture and replace it with a simpler version. I would also briefly list the
different types of sleep disorders but then create a separate brochure that
would go into further detail about signs and symptoms of sleep disorders and
what to do if you think that you have one of these conditions. This brochure
and the reactions that were received validated my concerns that most
people have no idea how important sleep is and if only they were aware of
the negative implications of sleep deprivation, they would make a greater
effort at getting the sleep that their body needs!

Christina Eldridge
HLTH 634 B01