TY - JOUR
AU - R. L. Campbell
AU - A. J. Bridges
A1 - 
AB - Insomnia is prevalent in primary care and associated with co-morbid physical and mental health conditions and poor health outcomes. While there are effective treatments for insomnia in specialty mental health care, many patients have difficulty accessing these interventions. To begin, patients do not always report their sleep challenges to physicians; meanwhile, primary care providers often do not screen for insomnia symptoms. Furthermore, patients may experience several barriers to accessing specialty care for insomnia treatment, such as a limited number of available providers, financial burden, lack of transportation, and low perceptions of treatment effectiveness. Primary care behavioral health (PCBH) is well-equipped to address the challenges of accessing evidence-based care for insomnia through (1) identifying sleep issues, (2) providing psychoeducation on the possible treatments for insomnia, (3) intervening with poor sleep habits and acute insomnia early to prevent chronic insomnia, and (4) delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions for chronic insomnia. Primary care clinics should leverage behavioral health providers to increase screening and embed interventions into routine care for the benefit of improved outcomes for patients with insomnia and other sleep challenges.
AD - Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.; Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
AN - 39337116
BT - J Clin Med
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 18
DA - Sep 23
DO - 10.3390/jcm13185629
DP - NLM
ET - 20240923
IS - 18
JF - J Clin Med
LA - eng
N2 - Insomnia is prevalent in primary care and associated with co-morbid physical and mental health conditions and poor health outcomes. While there are effective treatments for insomnia in specialty mental health care, many patients have difficulty accessing these interventions. To begin, patients do not always report their sleep challenges to physicians; meanwhile, primary care providers often do not screen for insomnia symptoms. Furthermore, patients may experience several barriers to accessing specialty care for insomnia treatment, such as a limited number of available providers, financial burden, lack of transportation, and low perceptions of treatment effectiveness. Primary care behavioral health (PCBH) is well-equipped to address the challenges of accessing evidence-based care for insomnia through (1) identifying sleep issues, (2) providing psychoeducation on the possible treatments for insomnia, (3) intervening with poor sleep habits and acute insomnia early to prevent chronic insomnia, and (4) delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions for chronic insomnia. Primary care clinics should leverage behavioral health providers to increase screening and embed interventions into routine care for the benefit of improved outcomes for patients with insomnia and other sleep challenges.
PY - 2024
SN - 2077-0383 (Print); 2077-0383
ST - Harnessing the Power of Integrated Behavioral Health to Enhance Insomnia Intervention in Primary Care
T1 - Harnessing the Power of Integrated Behavioral Health to Enhance Insomnia Intervention in Primary Care
T2 - J Clin Med
TI - Harnessing the Power of Integrated Behavioral Health to Enhance Insomnia Intervention in Primary Care
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U3 - 10.3390/jcm13185629
VL - 13
VO - 2077-0383 (Print); 2077-0383
Y1 - 2024
ER -