Cognitive behavioral therapy given by psychiatric nurse practitioners with patients with sleepingdisorder.

Study the effects of short-term cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) given by psychiatric nurse practitioners with familiar patients with chronic benzodiazepine use and new patients in the family practice with sleepingdisorders.

Study the effects of short-term cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) given by psychiatric nurse practitioners with familiar patients with chronic benzodiazepine use and new patients in the family practice with sleepingdisorders.

Benzodiazepine gebruik:

Extraction from Electronic Medical System (HIS) (2 times with 3 months interval).



Outcomes related to the sleepingdisorder (2 times with 3 months interval):

1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (19 items);

2. Insomnia Severity Index (7 items);

3. Self-Efficacy Scale (9 items);

4. Houding en gedachten ten opzichte van de slaap (16 items);

5. Therapy Evaluation Questionnaire (7 items: only interventiongroup);

6. Slaapwaakkalender (only interventiongroup);

7. Slaapevaluatieformulier (6 items: only interventiongroup).

Interventiongroup:

Patients in the interventiongroup receive a letter with an invitation to make use of the cognitive behavioral therapy. This include 5 sessions with the POH GGZ en the use of a sleepdiary and a sleepevaluation questionnaire.



The control group receive usual care of sleepdisorders. They don't receive a letter with an invitation and don't get the option of cognitive behavioral therapy and the use of a sleeping diary and sleep evaluation questionnaire. They do complete two times 4 questionnaires (see below) with an interval of 3 months.