Sleep Assessment: The Benefits of Identifying Sleep Disturbance Using a Sleep Questionnaire

The investigators are interested in measuring the influence of addressing sleep in the orthopedic setting. This includes assessing patient experience measures (satisfaction with the visit, perceived empathy, communication effectiveness) as well as greater engagement in their healthcare (patient activation). The investigators will also see what factors might be associated with sleep disturbance and if addressing sleep leads to an intervention such as cognitive behavioral therapy.

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Key information

Conditions

Sleep Disturbance Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Parasomnias Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

18 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Texas Health Austin, Austin, Texas, United States

About this study

All adult (18+ years old) new patients seeing a musculoskeletal specialist will be invited to enroll. For the purposes of this trial, The investigators will include people with lesser degrees of sleep disturbance including anyone with a score greater than 3. For people that are enrolled in the trial, the researcher will record the PSQI score and enter at the first page of survey filled out by the patient after meeting. P The patients in the intervention group will include those for whom their clinician was given their sleep questionnaire result before the visit. The control group will include patients whose clinicians do not view the results, simulating usual care. Patients in both groups will fill out a survey entailing demographics, sleep quality, JSPPPE.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients (18+)
Orthopedic new visit
Sleep disturbance score > 3

Exclusion criteria

Inability to read.
Diminished cognition preventing completion of the questionnaires.

Treatment and study plan

Sleep assessment score

Other

The patients in the intervention group will include those for whom their clinician was given their sleep questionnaire result before the visit.

No Score

Other

The patients in the control group will include those for whom their clinician was not given their sleep questionnaire result before the visit.

Primary outcomes

Jefferson Scale of Patient's Perceptions of Physician Empathy

Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months

The Jefferson Scale of Patient's Perceptions of Physician Empathy includes five 7-point scale questions and higher scores indicated greater perceived clinician empathy.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Texas at Austin

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2022
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Oct 10, 2023
Registry last updated: Jul 31, 2025

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