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Delphi consensus recommendations for the management of chronic insomnia in Canada
Charles M Morin1, Atul Khullar2, Rebecca Robillard3
1École de Psychologie and Centre de recherche CERVO/Brain Research Center, Université Laval, QC, Canada.
Objective:
The lack of current Canadian practice guidelines for the management of insomnia poses a challenge for healthcare providers (HCP) in selecting the appropriate treatment options. This study aimed to establish expert consensus recommendations for the management of chronic insomnia in Canada.
Composition Of The Committee:
Sixteen multidisciplinary experts in sleep medicine and insomnia across Canada developed consensus recommendations based on their knowledge of the literature and their practical experience.
Methods:
The consensus recommendations were developed through a Delphi method. Consensus was reached if at least 75 % of the voting participants "agreed" or "strongly agreed" with the corresponding statements. The quality of supporting evidence was rated using a GRADE rating system.
Report:
Among 37 recommendations that reached consensus for the management of chronic insomnia, the experts recommend and agree that.
Conclusion:
These consensus recommendations highlight the need to increase awareness, capacity for, and access to CBT-I; integrate newly approved pharmacotherapy; reduce both self-medication and medications with limited evidence or low risk/benefit ratio.
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