Group Treatment for Insomnia in Primary Health Care

Group Treatment for Insomnia in Primary Health Care: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to analyze if group treatment is effective to treat insomnia in primary healthcare.

Insomnia is a common health problem. Untreated insomnia may lead to decreased physical and mental health. The patients turns to Primary Health Care when daytime symptoms decrease social and occupational function. Previous studies have shown that cognitive and behavioral therapy have effects on insomnia and recommends as first line treatment but is not widely available in primary health care.

The purpose is to test the effect of group intervention in Primary Health Care for patients with insomnia. The outcomes is insomnia severity, sleep habits, use of hypnotics, Fatigue, general health and health related quality of life. Characters with insomnia visiting in Primary Health Care.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Insomnia symptoms regarding DSM-V
• Motivated to group treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Insomnia Severity Index less than 7 points
• Presence of acute life crises, acute psychiatric illness, bipolar disorder
• Shift work
• Linguistic or cognitive difficulties causing inability participate in group or fill in forms
• Insomnia directly caused by medical illness. Other sleep disorder.