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Abstract
Background: Sleep disturbance and fatigue are highly prevalent after acquired brain injury (ABI) and are associated with poor functional outcomes. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a promising treatment for sleep and fatigue problems after ABI, although comparison with an active control is needed to establish efficacy. Objectives: We compared CBT for sleep disturbance and fatigue (CBT-SF) with a health education (HE) intervention to control for non-specific therapy effects. Methods: In a parallel-group, pilot randomised controlled trial, 51 individuals with traumatic brain injury (n = 22) and stroke (n = 29) and clinically significant sleep and/or fatigue problems were randomised 2:1 to 8 weeks of a CBT-SF (n = 34) or HE intervention (n = 17), both adapted for cognitive impairments. Participants were assessed at baseline, post-treatment, and 2 and 4 months post-treatment. The primary outcome was the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; secondary outcomes included measures of fatigue, sleepiness, mood, quality of life, activity levels, self-efficacy and actigraphy sleep measures. Results: The CBT-SF led to significantly greater improvements in sleep quality as compared with HE, during treatment and at 2 months [95% confidence interval (CI) -24.83; -7.71], as well as significant reductions in fatigue maintained at all time points, which were not evident with HE (95% CI -1.86; 0.23). HE led to delayed improvement in sleep quality at 4 months post-treatment and in depression (95% CI -1.37; -0.09) at 2 months post-treatment. CBT-SF led to significant gains in self-efficacy (95% CI 0.15; 0.53) and mental health (95% CI 1.82; 65.06). Conclusions: CBT-SF can be an effective treatment option for sleep disturbance and fatigue after ABI, over and above HE. HE may provide delayed benefit for sleep, possibly by improving mood. Trial Registration: Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12617000879369 (registered 15/06/2017) and ACTRN12617000878370 (registered 15/06/2017).
Original language | English |
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Article number | 101560 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
Keywords
- Acquired brain injury
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Fatigue
- Health education
- Sleep
Projects
- 2 Finished
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CRE in traumatic brain injury psychosocial rehabilitation: breaking down barriers for social reintegration
Ponsford, J., Anderson, V., Douglas, J. M., Fleming, J., McDonald, S., Morgan, A. T., Murdoch, B., Ownsworth, T., Tate, R. & Togher, L.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/12 → 31/12/16
Project: Research