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The patient survey described on slide recruited 15 patients with a psychotic disorder, 8 of whom were diagnosed with schizophrenia.[Faulkner et al., 2017] Semi-structured interviews were conducted, lasting between 30 and 110 minutes, focussing on the patient’s experiences of sleep, and how the sleep changes affected them.[Faulkner et al., 2017] The interviews identified six main themes, which were expanded upon in the publication:[Faulkner et al., 2017]
1. Sleep priorities: sleep quality and sleep maintenance
2. Loss of normality
3. Knocking yourself out
4. Priorities and life goals: daytime functioning
5. Sleep as an escape: surviving
6. Attitudes to non-pharmacological interventions: imperceptibility of gradual effects.
References:
Faulkner S, Bee P. Experiences, perspectives and priorities of people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders regarding sleep disturbance and its treatment: a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry 2017; 17 (1): 158.
American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Fifth Edition (DSM-5™). © American Psychiatric Association, 2013.
Hofstetter JR, Lysaker PH, Mayeda AR. Quality of sleep in patients with schizophrenia is associated with quality of life and coping. BMC Psychiatry 2005; 5: 13.
Torniainen-Holm M, Cederlöf E, Haaki W, et al. Sleep in major psychiatric disorders: results from nationwide SUPER Finland study. Schizophr Bull 2018; 44 (Suppl 1): S88.