A feasibility study of a mobile app to treat insomnia
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Insomnia is a major public health concern. Sleep restriction therapy (SRT) is an effective behavioral treatment but its delivery is impeded by a shortage of trained clinicians. We developed a mobile app delivering SRT to individuals with insomnia. This feasibility study employed a mixed-methods design to examine the engagement, acceptability, and potential efficacy of the mobile app. Fifteen participants diagnosed with insomnia disorder used the mobile app synchronized with a wearable device for 3 weeks. Those who persisted with the study (n = 12) found the mobile app to be highly acceptable and engaging, logging on average 19 nightly sleep diary entries across the 21 day period. Significant improvements were observed for sleep measures (insomnia severity and sleep efficiency) and daytime symptoms (fatigue and sleepiness). The results suggest that a mobile app delivering SRT to individuals with insomnia is engaging, acceptable, and potentially efficacious. Further, a full-scale effectiveness study is warranted.
Date Issued
2020-03-30
Date Acceptance
2020-03-01
Citation
Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2020, 2020, pp.1-9
ISSN
1613-9860
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Start Page
1
End Page
9
Journal / Book Title
Translational Behavioral Medicine
Volume
2020
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This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model). This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Translational Behavioral Medicine following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Melissa Aji, Nick Glozier, Delwyn Bartlett, Dorian Peters, Rafael A Calvo, Yizhong Zheng, Ronald Grunstein, Christopher Gordon, A feasibility study of a mobile app to treat insomnia, Translational Behavioral Medicine, , ibaa019 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa019
This article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model). This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Translational Behavioral Medicine following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Melissa Aji, Nick Glozier, Delwyn Bartlett, Dorian Peters, Rafael A Calvo, Yizhong Zheng, Ronald Grunstein, Christopher Gordon, A feasibility study of a mobile app to treat insomnia, Translational Behavioral Medicine, , ibaa019 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa019
Identifier
https://academic.oup.com/tbm/advance-article/doi/10.1093/tbm/ibaa019/5813538
Subjects
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Insomnia
Mobile apps
Sleep
eHealth
mHealth
1103 Clinical Sciences
1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Publication Status
Published online
Article Number
ibaa019
Date Publish Online
2020-03-30