Treating Insomnia Benefits Work Outcomes

To conduct this study, we utilized Sleepio, an insomnia treatment program that has been validated in the sleep medicine research literature. This is a cognitive behavior treatment for insomnia (CBT-I) which is internet-based and adaptive to each user. This form of insomnia treatment is much more cost effective and broadly deployable than traditional face-to-face programs, but has similar results in treating insomnia. Like other forms of CBT-I, this program had the 5 core components of stimulus control, sleep restriction, relaxation training, cognitive therapy, and sleep hygiene education. Participants work through the program online over the course of weeks, making long term changes in their approach to sleep.