Brief Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia Among Adults With Sleep Disturbances

Effectiveness of a Nurse-led Brief Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia With Health Education Chatbot Assistance Among Community-dwelling Adults: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this interventional study is to develop a in person nurse-led Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (BBT-I) intervention integrated with a chatbot and evaluate its effects on sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and fatigue among community-dwelling adults, as well as user acceptance and satisfaction with the chatbot-assisted intervention.

Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving BBT-I combined with a chatbot or a self-monitoring control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults aged 18 or older
• Self-reported have sleep disturbances, such as: difficulty falling asleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, waking up too early and being unable to fall asleep

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with cognitive impairment who are unable to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
• Individuals lack the ability to use smartphones to join the chatbot group