Background: Most primary consultations for sleep problems involve benzodiazepine prescriptions, despite risks of long-term use. Optimising a sleep education intervention could be a practical and cost-effective alternative.
Aim: Explore the feasibility of a single-session telehealth sleep intervention.
Design and Setting: Single arm trial of 655 community-dwelling adults with self-identified sleep problems.
Method: Feasibility was evaluated through acceptability feedback, and preliminary effectiveness outcomes: insomnia severity, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep, and sleep self-efficacy. Participants completed surveys at baseline and 4-weeks post-intervention.
Results: Participants found the intervention highly acceptable (≥ 90%). There were significant improvements in all outcomes.
Conclusions: A brief telehealth sleep education intervention could be a feasible alternative to prescribing benzodiazepines.