Improvement in Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Following an Internet-based Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Insomnia: An Open Trial among Rural Appalachian Women

In this study, 37 trauma-exposed adult women aged 45 and older from rural Appalachian Kentucky completed a six-session online self-administered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) intervention and completed measures of PTSD symptoms, insomnia, and depression at pre- and post-treatment. Participants reported a significant reduction in PTSD symptoms from pre- to post-intervention, and this remained significant after adjusting for severity of insomnia and depression pre-treatment. Pending replication in a randomized controlled trial, web-based CBT-I may offer an adjunctive mental health treatment option that circumvents cultural stigmas and reduces PTSD symptoms for trauma-exposed Appalachian women.PMID:38015137
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research