Method and system for providing behavioural therapy for insomnia

摘要

The disclosed system and method provide for the automatic assessment of the presence/severity of the sleep problem and its exact nature. The assessment is based on qualitative information about sleep patterns, insomnia-related factors and daytime consequences, as well as quantitative information about sleep patterns measured by a sensor. By combining the different sources of information (subjective as well as objective data), the diagnosis gives more insight into the nature of the sleep problem and is therefore more accurate. Furthermore, the disclosed system may be used to select specific components of the system that are medically relevant to the individual and therefore create a personalized program. The system teaches a selection of self-management skills that could help the individual to better cope with sleep disturbances and target those factors that maintain the problem or make it worse by a particular individual.

主权项

1. A method of providing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia with a cognitive behavioral therapy system, the system comprising a communication assembly, a sensor system, one or more processing units, and a display, said method comprising the steps of:
monitoring a patient's sleep with the communication assembly, the one or more processing units, and the sensor system, the sensor system having at least one unobstrusive sensor, said sensor system structured to detect sleeping activity data; gathering patient input data with the one or more processing units, at least one of the one or more processing units having an input assembly configured to gather patient input data, wherein the input data indicates a severity of an effect of the patient's insomnia on daytime activities; creating a patient sleep profile by combining, with the one or more processing units, said patient input data and said sleeping activity data; determining a course of therapy by analyzing, with the one or more processing units, said patient sleep profile; and presenting said course of therapy to said patient with the display.