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Download Running head: FIR4308 Unit II and more Lecture notes Accounting in PDF only on Docsity! Running head: FIR4308 Unit II 1 FIR4308 Unit II Heather Behrends Columbia Southern University Step Response Identify the main subject area. Mental health in the fire service. Dissect into subareas. 1. Factors that play into first responder mental health 2. Treatment for first responders 3. Stigma in the fire service 4. Long term mental health effects of working in the Select two subareas of interest to you. fire service. 1. Factors that play into first responder mental health 2. Stigma in the fire service Raise research questions. 1. What are the consequences of sleep interruptions? 2. What effects does chronic sleep deprivation have on mental health? 3. Does chronic sleep deprivation play a significant role in the current mental health/ suicide crisis in first responders? Formulate objectives. 1. Pinpoint what sleep interruption's do to mental health. 2. Discover the effects of chronic sleep deprivation. 3. Calculate if the chronic sleep deprivation is a Be sure. (How would you assess your chosen objectives? How would you go about gathering data for your proposed study?) significant factor in the current crisis. To assess the first two research questions, I have raised I would research the topics as well as speak with some experts. In order to get data on the third question I would reach out with surveys, and interviews to the fire service to see the subjective views on the personnel's sleep patterns as well as reference the information gathered from the first Double-check. (Describe your continued interest in your topic. Why is your topic important to you, the fire service, or even the world? What would happen if this research were not conducted?) two questions to form a hypothesis and potential solutions. My mentor in the fire service committed suicide so the topic of mental health in the fire service is dear to me. I myself has also struggled with my mental health. Now that I have moved jobs from full time firefighter/EMS to 911 dispatcher I have noticed my mental health has improved with the better schedule. I’m wondering if this is across the board for the fire service. If the sleep deprivation we face is a major contributing factor to the current crisis in the fire service. Research Problem The research problem to be evaluated in this study is a measure of how the impact of chronic sleep deprivation effects the mental health of firefighters.