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Lisa M Fucito1,2,3, Kelly S DeMartini1,3, Tess H Hanrahan1
1Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research
|January 25, 2017
Summary
A behavioral sleep intervention effectively engaged heavy-drinking college students in treatment, reducing alcohol use and improving sleep. Sleep improvements predicted better drinking outcomes, suggesting sleep treatment as a promising strategy.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Psychology
- Sleep Science
- Addiction Treatment
Background:
- High alcohol consumption among college students necessitates innovative interventions.
- Engaging heavy-drinking students in treatment remains a significant challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a behavioral sleep intervention for engaging heavy-drinking college students.
- To assess the intervention's impact on alcohol use and related consequences.
- To explore sleep as a potential pathway for alcohol treatment engagement.
Main Methods:
- 42 heavy-drinking college students participated in a 4-week web-based intervention.
- Experimental group received sleep-focused content alongside alcohol information.
- Control group received general health behavior advice.
- Sleep was monitored via daily diaries and wrist-worn trackers.
Main Results:
- Recruitment via sleep concerns successfully identified heavy-drinking students.
- Both interventions reduced weekly drinking and alcohol-related consequences.
- Sleep quality and sleep-related impairment ratings improved significantly.
- Greater sleep improvement correlated with better subsequent drinking outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Behavioral sleep interventions show promise for engaging and treating heavy-drinking college students.
- Targeting sleep may be an effective strategy to reduce alcohol consumption and related harms.
- Further research into sleep-based interventions for substance use is warranted.
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