Pilot evaluation of the Sleep Ninja: a smartphone application for adolescent insomnia symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to test the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a recently developed smartphone application, Sleep Ninja, for adolescent sleep difficulties.

Setting

The study was conducted online with Australian individuals recruited through the community.

Participants

Participants were 50 young people aged 12-16 years with sleep difficulties.

Design

A single-arm pre-post design was used to evaluate feasibility, acceptability and sleep and mental health variables at baseline and postintervention.

Intervention

Cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia informed the development of the Sleep Ninja. The core strategies covered by the app are psychoeducation, stimulus control, sleep hygiene and sleep-related cognitive th

SUBMITTER: Werner-Seidler A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537982 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature