The ASLEEP Intervention for Insomnia Symptoms in Mid-Life and Older Adults supported by the PROTECT Norge Platform: Single-Arm, Multimethod Feasibility and Acceptability Study
Jon Arild Aakre, Ingelin Testad, Martha Therese Gjestsen, Lise Birgitte Holteng Austbø, Clive Ballard, Bjørn Bjorvatn · 2026
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Aakre and co-authors pilot a digital insomnia course in this 2026 feasibility study delivered through Norway's PROTECT Norge online research platform. The ASLEEP program teaches cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia through an iPad app. It uses educational videos, a seven-day digital sleep diary, and a personalized feedback report. The target group is adults aged fifty and over.
Recruitment was the hard part: of 150 invited platform members, only 18 expressed interest, and 10 ultimately enrolled, six women and four men aged 54 to 78 years. Those ten were exemplary participants, however, completing the whole course with sleep diary compliance of 99.3 percent across the group and joining focus groups afterward. Seven had subthreshold insomnia at entry. Participants reported genuinely new understanding of their sleep, while some technological insecurity surfaced and was eased by support staff.
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| CREATOR | Jon Arild Aakre, Ingelin Testad, Martha Therese Gjestsen, Lise Birgitte Holteng Austbø, Clive Ballard, Bjørn Bjorvatn |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |