Direct to psychology stepped care model implementation in the multidisciplinary sleep service: study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep disorders are common and costly to society. Guidelines from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Australasian Sleep Association (ASA) recommend Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) as the best treatment modality for insomnia disorder in the long term, however, access issues due to medical first referral pathways and psychology workforce shortages in the community result in increased wait times, reduces efficient care for patients, and adds burden to specialist medical services.

Method

This single-site, multiphase, mixed methods study will implement and evaluate a service model of care re-design incorporating a new Direct to Psychology referral pathway for insomnia presentations and a Stepped Care treatment approach including digit

SUBMITTER: Winter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12362881 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature