Can’t Sleep? Try Occupational Therapy

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In this episode, we talk with Dr. Yvonne Monti about the significant impact sleep deprivation has on one’s health, and the critical role of occupational therapy in addressing maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that contribute to sleep dysfunction.

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(02:19) Key Takeaways from Todays Discussion (03:17) Why Good Sleep Matters (04:55) Insomnia Defined: Acute and Chronic (06:31) Diagnoses Commonly Associated with Sleep Dysfunction (11:18) Common Sleep Disorders and Clinical Presentation (16:47) Why Is Occupational Therapy the Answer? (18:24) Sleep Assessments and Sleep Diaries (26:48) What Is Sleep Efficiency? (29:55) Theories Supporting Occupation Based Intervention (32:21) Intervention for Intrusive Thoughts (40:57) Addressing Negative Sleep Behaviors (52:31) Addressing Environment and Occupational Components (57:28) A Case Example (1:07:49) Conclusion 

The content for this course was created by Yvonne Monti, OTD, OTR/L.  

The content for this course was created Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.

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Resources 

Consensus Sleep Diary: https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/Study_Instruments_Measures/Consensus-Sleep-Diary-Morning-and-instructions.pdf 

Insomnia Severity Scale:  

https://www.ons.org/sites/default/files/InsomniaSeverityIndex_ISI.pdf 

Epworth Sleepiness Scale:

https://nasemso.org/wp-content/uploads/neuro-epworthsleepscale.pdf 

Fatigue Severity Scale:

https://www.mercy.net/content/dam/mercy/en/pdf/fatigue-severity-scale-epworth-sleepiness-scale-questionaire.pdf 

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index:

https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/instruments/