Improving Memory for Sleep Treatment Content With Text Messages
Abstract
A drop off in improvement over the months and years after treatment is common. One contributor may be poor memory for the contents of treatment. This study seeks to determine whether text messages containing reminders of the content of sessions will improve treatment outcomes.
Conditions: Sleep Wake Disorders.
Primary outcome: Total sleep time (TST) average on weeknights via Daily Sleep Diary; Total sleep time (TST) average on weeknights via Daily Sleep Diary; Average bedtime on weeknights measured via Daily Sleep Diary; Average bedtime on weeknights measured via Daily Sleep Diary; Morning Eveningness preference measured via Childrens Morningness Eveningness Preference Scale; Morning Eveningness preference measured via Childrens Morningness Eveningness Preference Scale; Patient Recall of Session Contents.
Enrollment: 176 participants.
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 176 participants or records.
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