Mobile App Use for Insomnia Self-Management: Pilot Findings on Sleep Outcomes in Veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep disturbance is a major health concern among US veterans who have served since 2001 in a combat theater in Iraq or Afghanistan. We report subjective and objective sleep results from a pilot trial assessing self-management-guided use of a mobile app (CBT-i Coach, which is based on cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) as an intervention for insomnia in military veterans.

Objective

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate changes in subjective and objective sleep outcomes from pre to postintervention.

Methods

Subjective outcomes included the Insomnia Severity Index, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory, and sleep-related functional status. A wearable sleep monitor (WatchPAT) measured objective sleep outcomes, including sleep efficiency, perce

SUBMITTER: Reilly ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6685127 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature