Improving Sleep Using Mentored Behavioral and Environmental Restructuring in Nursing Homes
PI/Director
ab.brody@nyu.edu
Abraham A Brody
Professor, Nursing & Medicine
Associate Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Funding source
New York University School of Medicine (NYUSOM)
National Institutes of Health
Project Period
The goal of this study will be to perform a stepped-wedge randomized trial of the Improving Sleep Using Mentored Behavioral and Environmental Restructuring (SLUMBER), an evidence-based, non-pharmacological, interprofessional, clinician- influenced intervention, utilizing three strategies: 1) cognitive behavioral therapy-insomnia (CBT-I), 2) environmental monitoring and modification, and 3) interprofessional team-building with the aims of assessing sleep quality, improves symptoms including mood, anxiety and pain, and improves cognitive and physical function.
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