FAMILY Sleep Program
University of Miami
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn about sleep behaviors and test different ways to help patients with cancer and partners. Participants (patient-sleep-partner caregivers dyads as a unit) participate in the study together.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * The eligibility criteria for patients are * newly diagnosed with stage I to IV of a solid tumor * diagnosis in the past seven years at the time of enrollment * having a consistent sleep partner. * The eligibility criterion for caregivers is * a sleep partner of the patient. * Additional eligibility criteria for both patients and caregivers are * Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ≥ 5, * willing to change sub-optimal sleep habits, * 18 years or older, * able to speak/listen English at the 8th grade level for intervention sessions, * able to read En…
Interventions
- BehavioralBrief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (BBTI)
BBTI is brief patient-focused intervention for patient-sleep-partner caregiver dyads, aimed at altering participants' sleep behaviors to improve sleep. BBTI utilizes behavioral education in sleep restriction and stimulus control. For sleep restriction, participants will be instructed to limit the time spent in bed, which serves to increase sleep efficiency. For stimulus control, participants will be instructed to go to bed only when feeling sleepy and reserve the bed for sleep and intimacy. BBTI will be delivered over four weeks, in weekly one-hour sessions, one session per week.
- BehavioralMy Sleep Our Sleep (MSOS)
MSOS is a sleep intervention developed by the investigator aimed at improving sleep health for patient-sleep-partner caregiver dyads using behavioral education in sleep behaviors, sleep cognition and sleep in relationship. MSOS will be delivered over four weeks, in weekly one-hour sessions, one session per week.
Location
- University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida