Sanne Toft Kristiansen, nurse, Master in Clinical Nursing, Industrial Ph.d-student
Title: “The efficacy and appropriateness of ball blankets on insomnia in depression in outpatient clinics”Aim: “To investigate the efficacy of Protac Ball Blanket™ on insomnia caused by depression in a randomized controlled design.“
Hypothesis: The use of the Protac Ball Blanket™ on patients with insomnia due to depression will:
• Extend the total sleep time and
• Reduce sleep onset latency
• Reduce the number of awakenings
• Wake after sleep onset
• Reduce the need for sedatives
• Improve the quality of sleep
• Reduce the self-reported symptoms of patients with depression