Prisoner’s insomnia prevalence, insomnia associated factors and interventions with sleep as an outcome: a review and narrative analysis
Griffiths, Chris Farah, Hina
Griffiths, Chris
Farah, Hina
Abstract
Purpose
Insomnia is highly prevalent in prisoners. The purpose of this paper is a review of research evidence on interventions with sleep as an outcome (2000 to 2020) and rates of insomnia prevalence and associated factors in prisons (2015 to 2020).
Design/methodology/approach
An internet-based search used Medline, PubMed, PsycINFO (EBSCOhost), Embase, Web of Science and Scopus. Seven interventions and eight sleep prevalence or sleep-associated factor papers were identified.
Findings
Intervention research was very limited and the quality of the research design was generally poor. Interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), yoga and mindfulness can be beneficial in a prison setting. This review identified a high prevalence of insomnia in prisons across the world, which was supported by recent evidence. Factors associated with insomnia include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorder and pain.
Research limitations/implications
There is a need for appropriately powered randomised control trials of CBT-I in prisons and a need to use objective measures of sleep quality.
Originality/value
Due to a lack of an up-to-date review, this paper fulfils the need for a review of the evidence on interventions in prison settings with sleep as an outcome, rates of insomnia prevalence and associated factors in prisons.
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Date
2022
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Citation
Griffiths C, Hina F. Prisoner's insomnia prevalence, insomnia associated factors and interventions with sleep as an outcome: a review and narrative analysis. Int J Prison Health. 2022 Jan 25;18(1):27-42. doi: 10.1108/IJPH-01-2021-0014. Epub 2021 Jul 6.