Neale, Jo, Meadows, Robert, Nettleton, Sarah Joan orcid.org/0000-0002-5184-2764 et al. (1 more author) (2017) Substance use, sleep and intervention design:insights from qualitative data. Journal of Mental Health. ISSN 1360-0567
Abstract
Background: Alcohol and other drug use is associated with poor sleep quality and quantity, but there is limited qualitative research exploring substance users’ experiences of sleep and few psychosocial sleep interventions for them. Aim: To inform the development of psychosocial interventions to improve sleep amongst people reporting drug/alcohol problems. Method: Qualitative data were collected during a sleep survey. Of the 549 drug/alcohol users completing the survey, 188 (34%) provided additional information about their sleep using a free text box. Responses were analysed via Iterative Categorization. Findings were reviewed with reference to the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW). Results: All data were categorized inductively under five headings: i. sleep quality; ii. nature of sleep problems; iii. sleep and substances; iv. factors improving sleep quality; v. factors undermining sleep quality. Substance use undermined sleep, but poor sleep often persisted after substance use had ceased. Sleep problems were diverse; as were the causes of, and strategies for dealing with, those problems. Causes and strategies had biological, psychological, social, and environmental roots. Conclusions: The BCW facilitated the identification of intervention components that might improve the sleep of people who use substances. These components relate to education, training, enablement, modelling, service provision, guidelines and environment.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). |
Keywords: | Substance use; Sleep; Intervention Design; Behaviour Change; Qualitative; Survey |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Sociology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2017 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 14:11 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2017.1417560 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/09638237.2017.1417560 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:125512 |
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