INSTRUCTIONS

Welcome to the SLEEP Model Software !!

Here you will find instructions on how to the use the software. Once you start using the software you will see that the your data is selected from drop down boxes. The reason that each section starts off with the corresponding menu option is to make sure that when making changes to the software you can refer to that section easily.

Note: On every screen in the software there are two buttons: 

                Submit - On clicking this button all the results are submitted so that the software can calculate your sleep needs based on your information.

                Clear - On clicking this button one can start again if a mistake has been made.

1. Click on this button.

2. Select values for your age and weight from drop down boxes.

3. Select the profession that you are in from the drop down box.

4. Click on Submit, this will take you to the Predicted Sleep screen.

1. Here you will get the predicted amount of sleep that you need according to your age.

2. If you agree with this amount, then click on Continue.

3. If you do not agree with this amount, then select the amount of your average daily sleep you get and then click on Continue.

4. You will be directed to a Sleep Input Data screen.

5. On this screen you will have to select values for "Enter Number of weeks to be simulated", "Enter Sleep Debt", "Stress and Metabolism Level", "Begin Time" and "Duration" from drop down boxes.

6. Then check the days corresponding to the "Begin Time" and "Duration".

7. This process has to be repeated for every week that you wish for simulation. However, you can click on the "Same as previous week" button to copy values from one week to the next if they are the same.

1. This screen needs information about your caffeine intake.

2. Here you select the Begin Time, Duration, No. of Cups and Type of Beverage from drop down boxes.

3. Then you check the boxes that correspond to the day that you have had the amount of caffeine specified.

4.  This process has to be repeated for every week that you wish for simulation. However, you can click on the "Same as previous week" button to copy values from one week to the next if they are the same.

1. This screen needs information about your alcohol intake.

2. Here you select the Begin Time, Duration, No. of Drinks and Type of Beverage from drop down boxes.

3. Then you check the boxes that correspond to the day that you have had the amount of Alcohol specified.

4.  This process has to be repeated for every week that you wish for simulation. However, you can click on the "Same as previous week" button to copy values from one week to the next if they are the same.

1. This screen shows you the different options to view results after computation.

2. It has a number of options which are listed below:

• Table of Simulated Data: When this button is selected, the user will see a set of tables, one of each day of the week with the following columns of data:

• Week Number

• Day

• Time

• Caffeine

• Alcohol %

• Efficiency One

• Efficiency Two 

• Minutes to fall asleep

• Sleep Debt

• Performance Overview - When this button is selected, a table of simulated data in graphical format is shown.

• Daily Performance - When this button is selected, a graph of Day versus the factors in the table of simulated data is shown. 

• Risk Assessment - When this button is selected, the risk assessment is shown.

• Time to fall asleep - When this button is selected, the graph week and day versus time to fall asleep is shown. 

• Caffeine level - When this button is selected, the graph week and day versus caffeine level is shown.

• Alcohol level - When this button is selected, the graph week and day versus alcohol level is shown.

• Sleep debt - When this button is selected, the amount of sleep you need to catch up on is shown.

• Daily length of sleep - When this button is selected, how much sleep you will need is given depending on a particular age range is shown.

1. This screen shows you a list of questions to evaluate this tool. The purpose of this tool is to have an assessment of the software so that it can continually be upgraded and improved.

2. The questions are rated on a scale of 1 to 7, 7 being the highest and 1 being the lowest. 

3. Select the response accordingly and press Submit so that the results are submitted to the database.