The aim of the proposed pilot study is to scientifically evaluate the use of Mind-Body Bridging Program (MBBP) as an effective intervention for improving health outcomes in veterans exhibiting sleep disturbance in the Primary Care Clinic at the Veterans Administration Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS).
Participants will be randomly assigned to either MBBP or a treatment as usual sleep hygiene (SH) group. The interventions will last two weeks in which participants will attend 2 classes 1-1.5 hr each over two consecutive weeks. Assessment of the effects of the treatments will be based on self-report outcome measures; participants will complete five questionnaires approximately one week prior to the start of the interventions (pre-treatment) and one week after the second session (post-treatment). The sleep quality assessment questionnaire will be additionally completed after the first session (Week 1).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Bridging aims to reduce the impact of negative thought patterns that contribute to stress in the body.
Treatment as usual
SLC VA Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Medical Outcomes Study-Sleep Scale
Time frame: Pre-treatment, Week 1, Post treatment
Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 for Veterans
Time frame: Pre-treatment, Post treatment
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
Time frame: Pre-treatment, Post treatment
Five-factor Mindfulness Questionnaire
Time frame: Pre-treatment, Post treatment
PTSD Check List-Military
Time frame: Pre-treatment, Post treatment
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