RESEARCH & VOLUNTEERING
Any interested GPs are encouraged to contact Dr Alexander Sweetman (alexander.sweetman@flinders.edu.au) at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University. Dr Sweetman and his team are currently running two trials to provide GPs with a suite of tools and treatment options to manage patients with insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea.
The National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research will be conducting other research requiring participants at various stages of the project, please check back for more information.
For further information please contact the team at contact@ncshsr.com
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Sweetman, A., Lovato, N., Micic, G., Scott, H., Bickley, K., Haycock, J., . . . Lack, L. (2020). Do symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress impair the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia? A chart-review of 455 patients with chronic insomnia. Sleep Medicine, 75, 401-410. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.08.023
Sweetman, A., Melaku, Y. A., Lack, L., Reynolds, A., Gill, T. K., Adams, R., & Appleton, S. (2021). Prevalence and associations of co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnoea in an Australian population-based sample. Sleep Medicine, 82, 9-17. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.03.023
Sweetman, A., Putland, S., Lack, L., McEvoy, R. D., Adams, R., Grunstein, R., . . . Lovato, N. (2021). The effect of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on sedative-hypnotic use: A narrative review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 56, 101404. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101404
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