MOTIVATION OF THE STUDY
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This project will investigate the feasibility of an online mindfulness-based intervention for insomnia for older adults with sleep difficulties. This will help to determine whether such interventions are a helpful way to overcome some of the barriers to accessing sleep treatments for older adults.
ELIGIBILITY
You must be aged 55 and over and have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep and waking up from sleep
CONFIDENTIALITY
Your involvement will remain confidential and your data will be kept in a de-identifiable form. You will not be identifiable in any publication. At no stage will your individual data be shared with anyone except study researchers
CONSENT
Your participation is entirely voluntary and your consent may be withdrawn at any time for any reason
DATA
Data will be kept secure on confidential storage platforms in encrypted files. Only researchers will access these files. All data will be stored for a period of 15 years. Summary results from the data will be presented in conferences and publications
“When sleep is abundant, minds flourish. When it is deficient, they don't.”
Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams