TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Sleep
KW - Qualitative Research
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Decision Making
KW - Hypnotics and Sedatives
KW - Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
AU - M Y Cheung Janet
AU - Bartlett Delwyn
AU - Armour Carol
AU - Laba Tracey-Lea
AU - Saini Bandana
AB - <p>Treatment preferences play a key role in dictating sleep health outcomes. However, patients' treatment beliefs, attitudes, and experiences that inform preference conceptualization remain an unknown phenomenon. Therefore, this study aims to explore patient perceptions toward pharmacotherapy and the nonpharmacological management of insomnia. Fifty-one patients with insomnia were recruited from specialist clinics and general community settings. Participants completed a brief questionnaire followed by an in-depth semistructured interview that was digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subjected to Framework Analysis to identify emergent themes. Three key themes were identified: Resolving Insomnia, Self-Imposed Treatment Boundaries, and Treatment Uptake. Patients' illness, treatment, and psychosocial beliefs and experiences are closely linked to treatment choice. Being attuned to these influences during the clinical encounter can facilitate treatment selection that is meaningful for the patient.</p>
BT - Behav Sleep Med
C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27191585?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.1080/15402002.2016.1163702
IS - 1
J2 - Behav Sleep Med
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Treatment preferences play a key role in dictating sleep health outcomes. However, patients' treatment beliefs, attitudes, and experiences that inform preference conceptualization remain an unknown phenomenon. Therefore, this study aims to explore patient perceptions toward pharmacotherapy and the nonpharmacological management of insomnia. Fifty-one patients with insomnia were recruited from specialist clinics and general community settings. Participants completed a brief questionnaire followed by an in-depth semistructured interview that was digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subjected to Framework Analysis to identify emergent themes. Three key themes were identified: Resolving Insomnia, Self-Imposed Treatment Boundaries, and Treatment Uptake. Patients' illness, treatment, and psychosocial beliefs and experiences are closely linked to treatment choice. Being attuned to these influences during the clinical encounter can facilitate treatment selection that is meaningful for the patient.</p>
PY - 2018
SP - 1
EP - 26
T2 - Behav Sleep Med
TI - To Drug or Not to Drug: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Decision-Making Processes for Managing Insomnia.
VL - 16
SN - 1540-2010
ER -