The holiday season is full of ups and downs — just like life the rest of the year. If you struggle with anxiety or poor sleep, #Daylight or #Sleepio can help.

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The holiday season is full of ups and downs — just like life the rest of the year. If you struggle with anxiety or poor sleep, #Daylight or #Sleepio can help.

🔗 trydaylight.com/nhs
🔗 sleepio.com/nhs

#StressAwarenessDay Insomnia and anxiety are two of the most common mental health conditions. If you struggle with either, #Sleepio and #Daylight are two digital mental health programmes that can help you start feeling better.

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🌄 www.trydaylight.com/nhs

Encouraging General Practitioners to Refer Patients With Insomnia to a Digital Therapeutic (Sleepio): #feasibility Repeated-Measures Intervention Study Background: Sleepio, a digital therapeutic offering digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia, has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom as an alternative to offering sleep hygiene or sleeping pills. However, understanding of the referral behaviour of general practitioners (GPs) regarding Sleepio is lacking. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the #feasibility of using an intervention targeting GPs in Scotland to increase referrals of insomnia patients to Sleepio. Methods: GPs working in primary care in Scotland were invited to join the study. GPs were recruited through the Primary Care Research Network in Scotland from June 10, 2024 to October 13, 2024. The behaviour change wheel was used to inform the design of the intervention. During the intervention, GPs reviewed an orientation on using Sleepio and received a visual reminder midway through the intervention. The primary outcome was the number of Sleepio referrals every two weeks over two months. The secondary outcome was the change in the GPs’ reported confidence level that Sleepio will be successful in reducing patients’ insomnia symptoms, and confidence in recommending Sleepio to patients. Results: : Of the 23 GPs who joined the study, 16 completed all stages. 68.8% of participants were females, the mean age was 42 years (SD, 8 years). The total number of Sleepio referrals in two months was 96 for all 16 GPs. In the first two weeks of the intervention, the mean referral rate to Sleepio was 22.4% for all 16 GPs, but this rate increased to 45% by the end of week 8. A repeated measures analysis indicated there was no statistically significant difference in GPs referral rates across four data points. GPs reported confidence level in recommending Sleepio increased significantly (Z = -3.436, P < 0.01), from a mean of 5.44 (somewhat confident) to 8.13 (very confident). Conclusions: This study explored the #feasibility and impact of an intervention aimed at supporting GPs’ to refer patients with insomnia to the digital therapeutic, Sleepio. Improvements were seen in GP-reported confidence levels at recommending Sleepio. A large-scale intervention and a longer study duration could provide useful information concerning how long the intervention effect on GPs’ behaviour towards Sleepio referrals might be sustained.

JMIR Formative Res: Encouraging General Practitioners to Refer Patients With Insomnia to a Digital Therapeutic (Sleepio): #feasibility Repeated-Measures Intervention Study #Insomnia #Sleepio #DigitalTherapeutics #CBT #SleepHealth

#StressAwarenessMonth

#Daylight is an app that teaches you evidence-based techniques for reframing anxious thoughts and reducing tension.

www.trydaylight.com/nhs

If you need support with your sleep to prevent or overcome burnout, consider #Sleepio.

www.sleepio.com/nhs

It's time to talk about Mental Health.

If you’re struggling with poor sleep, or feelings of worry and anxiety, Sleepio and Daylight may be able to help.

For poor sleep and insomnia #Sleepio: www.sleepio.com/nhs

For help with worry and anxiety #Daylight: www.trydaylight.com/nhs