ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
A low-threshold sleep intervention for improving sleep quality and well-being.
Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- The relationship between negative life events and anhedonia among patients with major depressive disorder: chain mediation of insomnia and dysfunctional attitudes.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- The association between problematic smartphone use and subjective well-being in Bangladeshi youths: Mediating role of sleep quality.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
- The Effects of a CBT-I Based App-Program on Sleep Quality, Insomnia Severity, Psychological Strain and Quality of Life: A Pilot Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Virtual Reality to Improve Sleep Quality in Patients Suffering from Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Proof of Concept Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Approximately one-third of the healthy population suffer from sleep problems, but only a small proportion of those affected receive professional help. Therefore, there is an urgent need for easily accessible, affordable, and efficacious sleep interventions. Objective: A randomized controlled study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of a low-threshold sleep intervention consisting of either (i) sleep data feedback plus sleep education or (ii) sleep data feedback alone in comparison with (iii) no intervention. Material and methods: A total of 100 employees of the University of Salzburg (age: 39.51 ± 11.43 years, range: 22-62 years) were randomly assigned to one of the three groups. During the 2-week study period, objective sleep parameters were assessed Results: Results indicate positive effects on sleep and well-being following sleep monitoring over the course of 2 weeks and minimal intervention with a single in-person appointment including sleep data feedback. Improvements are seen in sleep quality, mood, vitality, and actigraphy-measured sleep efficiency (SE; EG1), as well as in well-being and sleep onset latency (SOL) in EG2. The inactive CG did not improve in any parameter. Conclusion: Results suggest small and beneficial effects on sleep and well-being in people being continuously monitored and receiving (actigraphy-based) sleep feedback when paired with a single-time personal intervention.
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