Developing a cognitive behavioral therapy for hypersomnia using telehealth: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a novel cognitive behavioral therapy for hypersomnia (CBT-H) in people with central disorders of hypersomnolence and co-occurring depressive symptoms using a telehealth model for delivery and assessment.

Methods

Thirty-five adults with narcolepsy or idiopathic hypersomnia received a 6-session CBT-H delivered individually or in small groups using videoconferencing. The clinical impact of CBT-H was evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System measures, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and other patient-reported outcomes collected online at baseline and posttreatment. Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention and teleheal

SUBMITTER: Ong JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848927 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature