title: Treating Insomnia: A Review of Patient Perceptions Toward Treatment.
abstract: Patient views about their treatment for insomnia often dictate outcome. This review explores the literature relating to the patients' global perceptions toward treatment for insomnia. A strategic literature search was conducted using five databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Medline, PsycINFO, and Embase). The 57 research articles included for this review were mapped out chronologically across three key stages of treatment-seeking (pretreatment appraisal, actual treatment experiences, and posttreatment evaluation). Patient perceptions played an important role across these three key stages and influenced subsequent health behaviors such as the initiation of help-seeking, treatment uptake, treatment adherence, and treatment adjustment. Patients' perceptions toward treatment were heavily grounded by their psychosocial contexts. Clinical implications and future directions for including patient-centered metrics in mainstream practice and research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Pharmacy , The University of Sydney , Australia.|b Sleep and Circadian Research Group , The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Janet M Y
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: b Sleep and Circadian Research Group , The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Delwyn J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.affiliation: c Clinical Management Group , The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Carol L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Armour
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Pharmacy , The University of Sydney , Australia.|b Sleep and Circadian Research Group , The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Bandana
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saini
mesh_terms: D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*