The relationship between insomnia and functioning in psychosis
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The relationship between insomnia and functioning in people who experience psychosis.
IRAS ID
146835
Contact name
Lee Mulligan
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Manchester
Research summary
All humans need to sleep. However, some people can find it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep. In clinical terms, this is called insomnia. Insomnia is a feature of many mental health problems. Insomnia can impact a person’s mood, their ability to think and their ability to get things done.
Many people who experience psychosis (that is, people who may hear, see or believe things that other's do not) report difficulties with sleep. Research studies have shown that up to 80% of these people meet clinical criteria for insomnia. There is a lot of research that has shown that as insomnia increases, the severity of people’s psychosis increases. This suggests that insomnia may be important in the treatment of psychosis.
In this study, the authors explore whether insomnia affects day-to-day functioning in people who experience psychosis. We will be asking people to complete some interviews and questionnaires. We will also be asking people to wear a watch for 7 days. This will measure the quality of their sleep. The watch will also beep at five fixed time-points throughout each day and will ask people to answer questions about their ability to get things done on that day. This method of research is known as Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM). It is hoped that this research will aid the development of sleep treatments to improve functioning in people who experience psychosis.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NW/0248
Date of REC Opinion
9 Jul 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion