Supporting data for "Insomnia in Cancer Caregivers: Needs Assessment, Development, and Evaluation of a Nurse-Supported Mobile App-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia"

This doctoral research aimed to characterise insomnia in this population, synthesise the evidence on accessible ways of delivering cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), develop a culturally and contextually tailored intervention, evaluate its feasibility and effectiveness, and examine how it was implemented and experienced among cancer caregivers in China.</p><p><br></p><p dir="ltr">Six studies were undertaken.

A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study combined a cross-sectional survey of 427 cancer caregivers with semi-structured interviews with 20 of them, examining the prevalence of insomnia, associated factors specified in Spielman's 3P model, lived experiences and treatment preferences. Two systematic reviews with meta-analysis then synthesised randomised controlled trials of mobile health-delivered CBT-I (16 trials) and of self-help CBT-I (43 trials, 48 comparisons) in adults.