Low sleep quality (LSQ) affects up to 80% of individuals with a mental illness, leading to worsening of symptoms and an increased risk of suicide. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the first line of treatment for LSQ and is underutilized. Common barriers include lack of access, patient motivation, and engagement. Digital CBT-I, such as the CBT-I Coach smartphone application may be used as an alternative to traditional forms to deliver CBT-I strategies. Along with CBT-I Coach, motivational spirited cognitive behavioral change (MIS-CBC) communication is a novel model that aims to improve patient motivation and engagement of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Purpose
This project incorporated MIS-CBC communication to enhance acceptance and utilization of the CBT-I Coach to improve LSQ among patients 18 and older receiving treatment at the outpatient psychiatric clinic (OPC) over a period of 8 weeks.
Project design
This was a quality improvement project conducted at an outpatient psychiatry clinic (OPC) in a western state. Participants submitted an initial Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire, were introduced to the CBT-I Coach, and received weekly MIS-CBC sessions. At the conclusion of the eight-weeks, participants completed another PSQI, and scores were compared to determine improvement in sleep quality.
Findings
Adoption and use of the CBT-I Coach application was very high among the project participants indicating that MIS-CBC may be a useful strategy to increase patient engagement with the application. The aggregate PSQI score of all participants pre-post project implementation had a decrease from 13.11 to 8.5 (35%) indicating that sleep quality improved.
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