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WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for insomnia tailored for Black women improves sleep outcomes and intervention engagement, according to a study published online April 20 in JAMA Psychiatry<\/em>.<\/p>\n Eric S. Zhou, Ph.D., from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and colleagues compared the efficacy of a standard versus a culturally tailored version of an internet-delivered CBT program for improving insomnia symptoms. The analysis included 333 Black women randomly assigned to an automated internet-delivered treatment called Sleep Healthy Using the Internet (SHUTi), a tailored version of SHUTi for Black women (SHUTi-BWHS), or patient education (PE) about sleep.<\/p>\n The researchers found that those randomly assigned to receive either SHUTi or SHUTi-BWHS reported significantly greater reductions in the Insomnia Severity Index score at six-month follow-up (SHUTi: \u00e2\u0088\u009210.0 points; SHUTi-BWHS: \u00e2\u0088\u00929.3 points) versus PE (\u00e2\u0088\u00923.6 points). Intervention completion was significantly higher among participants assigned to SHUTi-BWHS versus SHUTi (78.2 versus 64.8 percent), with those completing either intervention showing greater reductions in insomnia severity versus noncompleters.<\/p>\n “Known sleep health disparities facing Black women in the U.S. were addressed with an evidence-based treatment, and engagement was increased using a culturally adapted intervention,” the authors write.<\/p>\n One author disclosed financial ties to the digital therapeutic industry.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n