Brief Behavioural Treatment for Insomnia in Dementia Carers Version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Brief behavioural treatment for insomnia (BBTI) in family carers of people with dementia: a feasibility study
IRAS ID
212383
Contact name
Maria Gardani
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 30 days
Research summary
Background
Between 50-74% of dementia carers report some sleep disturbance (Peng and Chang, 2013) however relatively few studies have looked at psychological treatment for insomnia in this group. Dementia carers may be particularly at risk for suffering negative consequences from the impact of sleep loss on top of the stress of their carer role (McCurry, 2009).Researchers have found that Brief Behavioural Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI) can be effective for improving symptoms of insomnia in older adults (Troxel et al., 2012). BBTI focusses on sleep-related behaviour such as napping and when a person gets up and goes to bed.
Aims
This study aims to explore whether delivering group-based, Brief Behavioural Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI) to family carers of people with dementia is feasible, given that, to date, this has not yet been explored.Who is eligible?
Carers with insomnia who care for a family member with dementia and live with them at home are eligible for inclusion in this study. The study will recruit from three Older People’s Community Mental Health Team’s (OPCMHTs) in Greater Glasgow & Clyde.What is involved for participants?
Taking part will involve an initial telephone discussion with a researcher to check suitability. Participants will then meet the researcher for assessment. Assessment includes a sleep interview and completing some questionnaires. Participants will then be required to attend 3 group sessions of BBTI at their local OPCMHT clinic across the space of 4 weeks. After attending the BBTI group, participants will be asked to fill in some of the same questionnaires that they filled in during assessment and again 4 weeks later. Participants will also be invited to take part in a focus group to give feedback about the treatment and their overall experience of being in the study.REC name
West of Scotland REC 5
REC reference
16/WS/0252
Date of REC Opinion
20 Dec 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion