insomnia
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Nurse-led WeChat-based cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia+usual care
Control group:Usual care
Sponsors
School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 34 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? 18 to 34 years old. ? singleton pregnancy. ? gestational age between 14 and 30+6 weeks. ? experience insomnia symptoms, as determined by a score of 8 or greater on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). ? able to speak and read Chinese. ? have regular access to the WeChat application.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? have sleeping pills or other medications that affect sleep currently. ? have crossed time zones during flights or have night shifts in this pregnancy. ? have a poorly controlled significant physical chronic disease (e.g., hypertension, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and autoimmune disease) or psychiatric disorder during this pregnancy. ? diagnosed with restless legs syndrome or obstructive sleep apnea. ? being or previously treated with CBT-I.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Insomnia severity;Sleep quality; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep parameters (total sleep time (TST), sleep efficiency (SE), sleep onset latency (SOL), number of nocturnal awakenings, wake after sleep onset (WASO));Depressive symptoms;Anxiety symptoms;Pre-sleep arousal;Dysfunctional cognitions about sleep;Maladaptive sleep habits; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactShang Xingchen
School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed