General and sleep-specific worry in insomnia

Richard O'Kearney*, Melissa Pech

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    Abstract

    Forty-six adults with persistent moderate insomnia completed general and sleep-specific worry measures, problem-solving measure as well as sleep diaries. Dispositional and general worry predicted self-reported insomnia severity while sleep-specific pre-sleep concerns predicted sleep onset latency and overall sleep efficiency. General worry is not associated with the impairments in sleep behaviour but predicts impacts such as interference and distress associated with the insomnia. Sleep-specific concerns contribute to the severity of the sleep onset and sleep maintenance difficulties. The clinical focus on sleep-specific concerns needs to be extended to include components which improve patients' ability to deal effectively with worry generally.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)212-215
    Number of pages4
    JournalSleep and Biological Rhythms
    Volume12
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2014

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