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Provided by: The app was created based on the therapy manual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Veterans and was developed collaboratively by VA’s National Center for PTSD,
Summary: Coach Insomnia is a free mobile app designed to help you improve your sleep. Through a 5-week step-by-step plan, it teaches you about insomnia, healthy sleep habits, and strategies to break patterns that interfere with rest. You can continue using the app afterwards to track your sleep and maintain progress. Insomnia Coach can be used on its own as a self-care tool or alongside professional care, and it’s grounded in proven, research-based techniques. Features include:
Presented by: Dr. Andrea Furlan, MD, PhD, pain specialist, Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Staff Physician and Senior Scientist at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.
Summary: In this 23-minute video Dr. Furlan explains how to calculate sleep efficiency and improve sleep quality. Dr. Furlan highlights several important factors to improve sleep efficiency and quality such as how low traffic noise affects cortisol levels, what room temperature is ideal for sleep, sleep routines and much more.
Presented by: Dr. Joshua Rash, PhD R. Psych., Director of the Behavioural Medicine Centre at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Summary: People who live with pain commonly report experiencing issues with sleep and, conversely, poor sleep can make it more difficult to manage pain. This 60-minute workshop with Dr. Josh Rash at Memorial University of Newfoundland explores the complex relationship between sleep and pain. Dr. Rash focusses on practical considerations and strategies for managing sleep disturbances among people who live with pain. Dr. Rash also provides insights on how to improve the management of pain by optimizing sleep.
Developed by: The Canadian Sleep and Circadian Network, the Canadian Sleep Society, Fondation Sommeil and Wake-up Narcolepsy Canada. Sleep On It has a mission to promote the importance of sleep to maintain good health, to demystify sleep difficulties, and to offer solutions to patients.
Summary: Learn about topics such as What is Sleep, Age-Specific Dos and Don’ts, the Why and the How of Dreams, and information on sleep disorders and more. Read special reports such as The Art and Science of Napping, and access resources such as a list of local support groups and online courses to access everything you need to better understand sleep and its importance for your health.
Developed by: The Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute (TAPMI).
Summary: Sleeping is as necessary to survival as breathing, eating, and drinking. People can cope without sleep for a short period of time, however long-term sleep deprivation can have many negative consequences on the brain and body. By completing this educational module from the Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute, you will learn about the benefits of sleep, its connection to pain, developing healthy sleeping habits, and sleep medications.
Developed by: Drs. David Gardner and Andrea Murphy from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and contributed to by psychologists, psychiatrists, family doctors, pharmacists, people who live with insomnia, researchers, and sleep experts to make sure that our recommendations and content are accurate and practical.
Summary: Sleepwell has two main goals: 1) to help people with insomnia get their sleep back without medications; and 2) to help people stop taking sleeping pills safely and effectively. Sleepwell recommends CBTi (cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia) because it has excellent evidence that it works. The challenge for many is getting access to CBTi. This is where Sleepwell comes in. The website includes a highly scrutinized short list of recommended CBTi resources to help get you started without delay. Their recommendations take a self-help approach to CBTi rather than requiring that a therapist be involved, which is also a great option but not available to most people.
Developed by: Pain BC and Pain Canada in partnership with people living with pain and healthcare providers.
Summary: Sleep can improve our ability to think, learn, and remember things. It supports our immune system and appetite. Research suggests that good sleep helps us with our daily activities at home and work, making us more efficient and productive. For many of us with chronic pain, getting a good night’s sleep can be a challenge. We may find it difficult to fall asleep or we may wake up often throughout the night. Even if we get the right amount of sleep, we can still feel tired in the morning if our sleep quality is poor.
Note: You will need to create an account on LivePlanBe+ to access the modules.