ERIC Number: ED652492
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 40
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Improving Sleep Quality and Hours in Patients in the Outpatient Psychiatric Setting Using Sleep Hygiene Education and Screening Tools
Michelle Sadler
ProQuest LLC, D.N.P. Dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Insomnia affects millions of people each year and has been shown to have a detrimental effect both physically and emotionally. Sleep hygiene has been proven to be an effective way for individuals to take proactive measures to ensure an environment that supports natural sleep with no harmful effects as seen with many medications. The purpose of this project was to implement screening of patients in an outpatient psychiatric setting for insomnia, and to provide sleep hygiene education to those identified as having insomnia. The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) has been used for many years and has been proven to be an effective and reliable measurement tool for insomnia. This questionnaire was originally to be administered during office visits, but physical office closure and transition to telehealth due to the Covid pandemic, as well as a high staff turnover, protocol adjustments were made. The PSQIs were sent to patients via an email campaign by care providers. Those identified as having insomnia were then sent the sleep hygiene educational packet for study and review. This method proved to be ineffective of screening for insomnia due to low response rates and is not sustainable over time in regular daily practice. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Patient Education, Sleep, Low Achievement, Psychiatric Services, Hygiene, Mental Health, Patients, Offices (Facilities), COVID-19, Pandemics, Videoconferencing, Access to Health Care, Telecommunications, Screening Tests
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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