title: Quality measures for the care of patients with insomnia.
abstract: The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) commissioned five Workgroups to develop quality measures to optimize management and care for patients with common sleep disorders including insomnia. Following the AASM process for quality measure development, this document describes measurement methods for two desirable outcomes of therapy, improving sleep quality or satisfaction, and improving daytime function, and for four processes important to achieving these goals. To achieve the outcome of improving sleep quality or satisfaction, pre- and post-treatment assessment of sleep quality or satisfaction and providing an evidence-based treatment are recommended. To realize the outcome of improving daytime functioning, pre- and post-treatment assessment of daytime functioning, provision of an evidence-based treatment, and assessment of treatment-related side effects are recommended. All insomnia measures described in this report were developed by the Insomnia Quality Measures Workgroup and approved by the AASM Quality Measures Task Force and the AASM Board of Directors. The AASM recommends the use of these measures as part of quality improvement programs that will enhance the ability to improve care for patients with insomnia.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Health, Denver, CO.|Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: Jack D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Edinger
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Buysse
authors.affiliation: American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Darien, IL.
authors.forename: Ludmila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deriy
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Germain
authors.affiliation: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.affiliation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Jason C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Timothy I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Morgenthaler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D056508:Sleep Medicine Specialty / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome