RESEARCH & VOLUNTEERING
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Any interested GPs are encouraged to contact Dr Alexander Sweetman (alexander.sweetman@flinders.edu.au) at the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University. Dr Sweetman and his team are currently running two trials to provide GPs with a suite of tools and treatment options to manage patients with insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea.​
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The National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research will be conducting other research requiring participants at various stages of the project, please check back for more information.
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For further information please contact the team at contact@ncshsr.com
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Basheti, M. M., Gordon, C., Bawa, Z., Grunstein, R., & Saini, B. (2021). Sleep health management in community pharmacy: Where are we and where should we be heading? Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.011
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Grivell, N., Haycock, J., Redman, A. et al. Assessment, referral and management of obstructive sleep apnea by Australian general practitioners: a qualitative analysis. BMC Health Serv Res 21, 1248 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07274-7
Haycock, J., Grivell, N., Redman, A., Saini, B., Vakulin, A., Lack, L., . . . Hoon, E. (2021). Primary care management of chronic insomnia: a qualitative analysis of the attitudes and experiences of Australian general practitioners. BMC Family Practice, 22(1), 158. doi:10.1186/s12875-021-01510-z
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Jenny Haycock, Elizabeth Hoon, Alexander Sweetman, Leon Lack & Nicole Lovato (2022) The management of insomnia by Australian psychologists: a qualitative study, Australian Psychologist, DOI: 10.1080/00050067.2022.2089544
Hoon, E., González-Chica, D. A., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, D., Zwar, N., Grunstein, R., . . . Stocks, N. (2021). Population-based analysis of sociodemographic predictors, health-related quality of life and health service use associated with obstructive sleep apnoea and insomnia in Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27(4), 304-311. doi:https://doi.org/10.1071/PY20216
Natsky, A. N., Vakulin, A., Chai-Coetzer, C. L., Lack, L., McEvoy, R. D., & Kaambwa, B. (2019). Economic evaluation of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for improving health outcomes in adult population: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 9(11), e032176. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032176
Natsky, A. N., Vakulin, A., Chai-Coetzer, C. L., Lack, L., McEvoy, R. D., Lovato, N., . . . Kaambwa, B. (2020). Economic evaluation of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for improving health outcomes in adult populations: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 54, 101351. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101351
Natsky, A. N., Vakulin, A., Coetzer, C. L. C., McEvoy, R. D., Adams, R. J., & Kaambwa, B. (2021). Economic evaluation of diagnostic sleep studies for obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, 10(1), 104. doi:10.1186/s13643-021-01651-3
Sweetman, A., & Adams, R. J. (2022). Co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) as a potential predictor of suicide and self-harm. Commentary on Udholm et al. Obstructive sleep apnea and risk of suicide and self-harm: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study. Sleep, zsac043.
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Sweetman, A., Chai-Coetzer, C., Van Ryswyk, E., Vakulin, A., Lovato, N., Zwar, N., . . . Adams, R. (2021). Assessment and management of obstructive sleep apnoea in Australian general practice.
Sweetman, A., Knieriemen, A., Hoon, E., Frank, O., Stocks, N., Natsky, A., . . . McEvoy, R. D. (2021). Implementation of a digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia pathway in primary care. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 107, 106484. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106484
Sweetman, A., Lack, L., Chai-Coetzer, C. L., & McEvoy, D. (2021). How to treat: Comorbid insomnia and sleep apnoea. Australian Doctor.
Sweetman, A., Lack, L., Van Ryswyk, E., Vakulin, A., Reed, R. L., Battersby, M. W., . . . Adams, R. J. (2021). Co-occurring depression and insomnia in Australian primary care: recent scientific evidence. Medical Journal of Australia, 215(5), 230-236. doi:https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51200
Sweetman, A., Lovato, N., Haycock, J., & Lack, L. (2020). Insomnia treatment. Improved access to effective nondrug options. Medicine Today, 21, 14-20. Retrieved from https://medicinetoday.com.au/2020/november/feature-article/insomnia-treatment-improved-access-effective-nondrug-options
Sweetman, A., Lovato, N., Micic, G., Scott, H., Bickley, K., Haycock, J., . . . Lack, L. (2020). Do symptoms of depression, anxiety or stress impair the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia? A chart-review of 455 patients with chronic insomnia. Sleep Medicine, 75, 401-410. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.08.023
Sweetman, A., Melaku, Y. A., Lack, L., Reynolds, A., Gill, T. K., Adams, R., & Appleton, S. (2021). Prevalence and associations of co-morbid insomnia and sleep apnoea in an Australian population-based sample. Sleep Medicine, 82, 9-17. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.03.023
Sweetman, A., Putland, S., Lack, L., McEvoy, R. D., Adams, R., Grunstein, R., . . . Lovato, N. (2021). The effect of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on sedative-hypnotic use: A narrative review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 56, 101404. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2020.101404
Sweetman, A., Zwar, N., Grivell, N., Lovato, N., & Lack, L. (2021). Behavioural treatment for insomnia in Australian general practice. Australian Journal for General Practitioners, 50, 287-293. Retrieved from https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2021/may/behavioural-treatment-for-insomnia-in-australian-g
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