Sleep Treatment Education Program for Cancer Survivors: Protocol for an Efficacy Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer survivors are at increased risk for chronic insomnia, even years after treatment completion. As insomnia is associated with a variety of long-term health consequences, access to insomnia treatment is critically important for the survivor population. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) is the recommended first-line treatment for insomnia but remains largely unavailable to survivors. Treatment barriers include geographic limitations, a shortage of trained providers, and demanding treatment regimens. Designed with these limitations in mind, the Sleep Treatment Education Program (STEP-1) delivers components of CBTI in a low-intensity educational intervention delivered online.

Objective

This is a phase II pilot randomized controlled trial. The prima

SUBMITTER: Bice BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638688 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature