Effectiveness of a guided digital self-help intervention to improve sleep and the biological clock in university students - Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep problems occur in many university students which affects their mental health and daily functioning. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been proven effective in adults but research in university students, who struggle to maintain a 24-hour rhythm, is still limited. We hypothesize that a guided digital CBT-I intervention, enriched with components on the biological clock ('i-Sleep & BioClock') will be effective in reducing insomnia severity and improving mental health outcomes for students with sleep problems.

Objectives

We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of a guided online sleep and biological clock self-help intervention in improving sleep, depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, functioning, academic performance, and quality of li

SUBMITTER: Pape LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11367106 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature