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View article: Inclusivity in insomnia: Adolescents’ perspectives on the Sleep Solved app: A qualitative interview study (Preprint)
Inclusivity in insomnia: Adolescents’ perspectives on the Sleep Solved app: A qualitative interview study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Adolescent sleep duration can substantially impact mood, behavior, and academic attainment. While hundreds of sleep-related apps are available to download, none have been co-created with adolescents from underserved populations…
View article: Using the Person-Based Approach to Co-Create and Optimize an App-Based Intervention to Support Better Sleep for Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study
Using the Person-Based Approach to Co-Create and Optimize an App-Based Intervention to Support Better Sleep for Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study Open
Background Poor sleep is a common problem in adolescents aged 14 to 18 years. Difficulties with sleep have been found to have a bidirectional link to mental health problems. Objective This new research sought to involve young people in the…
View article: P083 Sleep in an ageing society: Key propositions for future sociological research
P083 Sleep in an ageing society: Key propositions for future sociological research Open
Introduction Recent policy reports have identified the importance of healthy ageing as well as sleep but rarely together. When they are, it often neglects existing sociological insights. It is possible that this is because this work is bec…
View article: Sleep as a social and cultural practice in Aotearoa: a scoping review
Sleep as a social and cultural practice in Aotearoa: a scoping review Open
Traditionally, sleep science is grounded in biology, physiology, and medicine. But socio-cultural considerations provide a crucial lens into sleep health. Exploring the sociology of sleep in Aotearoa New Zealand (AoNZ) could broaden our un…
View article: Entanglements of Technologies, Agency and Selfhood: Exploring the Complexity in Attitudes Toward Mental Health Chatbots
Entanglements of Technologies, Agency and Selfhood: Exploring the Complexity in Attitudes Toward Mental Health Chatbots Open
View article: Using the Person-Based Approach to Co-Create and Optimize an App-Based Intervention to Support Better Sleep for Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Using the Person-Based Approach to Co-Create and Optimize an App-Based Intervention to Support Better Sleep for Adolescents in the United Kingdom: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Poor sleep is a common problem in adolescents aged 14 to 18 years. Difficulties with sleep have been found to have a bidirectional link to mental health problems. OBJECTIVE This new research sought to involve young people in …
View article: Inequalities in recovery or methodological artefact? A comparison of models across physical and mental health functioning
Inequalities in recovery or methodological artefact? A comparison of models across physical and mental health functioning Open
View article: Conversational agents and the making of mental health recovery
Conversational agents and the making of mental health recovery Open
Background Artificial intelligence (AI) is said to be “transforming mental health”. AI-based technologies and technique are now considered to have uses in almost every domain of mental health care: including decision-making, assessment and…
View article: “I don’t stress about it like I used to”: Perceptions of non-problematic sleep amongst people in residential treatment for substance use disorders
“I don’t stress about it like I used to”: Perceptions of non-problematic sleep amongst people in residential treatment for substance use disorders Open
Background: Sleep problems are common amongst people who use alcohol and other drugs, but treatment options are limited. This paper explores how people in residential treatment for alcohol and other drug problems perceived and described ‘n…
View article: Development and early validation of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess sleep amongst people experiencing problems with alcohol or other drugs
Development and early validation of a patient-reported outcome measure to assess sleep amongst people experiencing problems with alcohol or other drugs Open
SUSS is an easy-to-complete patient-reported outcome measure of sleep for people with drug or alcohol problems. It can be used by those concerned about their own sleep, and by treatment providers and researchers seeking to better understan…
View article: Substance use, sleep and intervention design: insights from qualitative data
Substance use, sleep and intervention design: insights from qualitative data Open
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. …
View article: Sleep waves and recovery from drug and alcohol dependence: Towards a rhythm analysis of sleep in residential treatment
Sleep waves and recovery from drug and alcohol dependence: Towards a rhythm analysis of sleep in residential treatment Open
View article: The importance of viewing sleep as a ‘practice’
The importance of viewing sleep as a ‘practice’ Open
There is now a growing body of work which highlights how sleep can affect addiction/dependence and vice versa. Irwin and colleagues add further, valuable, detail to this. Individuals conceptualize sleep very differently depending on their …
View article: Marital Status, Relationship Distress, and Self-rated Health
Marital Status, Relationship Distress, and Self-rated Health Open
This paper analyzes data from a nationally representative survey of adults in the United Kingdom ( Understanding Society, N = 37,253) to explore the marital status/health nexus (using categories that include a measure of relationship distr…
View article: ‘M‐apping’ sleep? Trends and transformations in the digital age
‘M‐apping’ sleep? Trends and transformations in the digital age Open
This article critically explores recent trends and transformations in the monitoring and management of sleep in the digital age, taking as its focus the advent of new digital technologies to trace and track the ‘sleep of ourselves’ far awa…