Sleep Coach: A home-cared sleep doctor

Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang; Shih-Chung Kang; Chia-Hsuan  Chiang; I-Ling Chen; Yi Chen; Jhe-Wun Yang; Zai-Ting Yeh; Peng-Chih Wang

4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

Research Article

Sleep Coach: A home-cared sleep doctor

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8865,
    author={Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang and Shih-Chung Kang and Chia-Hsuan  Chiang and I-Ling Chen and Yi Chen and Jhe-Wun Yang and Zai-Ting Yeh and Peng-Chih Wang},
    title={Sleep Coach: A home-cared sleep doctor},
    proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
    proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
    year={2010},
    month={6},
    keywords={insomnia; home-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8865}
}

Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang
Shih-Chung Kang
Chia-Hsuan Chiang
I-Ling Chen
Yi Chen
Jhe-Wun Yang
Zai-Ting Yeh
Peng-Chih Wang
Year: 2010
Sleep Coach: A home-cared sleep doctor
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8865

Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang^1,2,3, Shih-Chung Kang⁴, Chia-Hsuan Chiang⁴, I-Ling Chen⁴, Yi Chen⁴, Jhe-Wun Yang⁴, Zai-Ting Yeh⁵, Peng-Chih Wang⁵

1: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2: Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, Fu Jen catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
3: Sleep Technology Special Interest Group, INSIGHT, Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
4: Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
5: Department of Clinical Psychology, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei County, Taiwan

Abstract

A prototype of Sleep Coach was developed to resolve long-lasting problems of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia patients: low compliance and low levels of patient feedback. Sleep Coach, designed to function like an ordinary book, provides a diary module to remind patients to log sleep-related activities and a training module for helping patients practice relaxation techniques. From the tests in a sleep lab, we found users will naturally work with Sleep Coach, and that use of the training module can result in a significantly reduced pulse rate, which indicates better relaxation.

Keywords: insomnia; home-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Published: 2010-06-07

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.PERVASIVEHEALTH2010.8865