Sick and Tired: Understanding and Managing Sleep Difficulties in ...
Sick and Tired: Understanding and Managing Sleep Difficulties in ...
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Chapter Six. Explor<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Sleep</strong> Experience for Patients with FMS .......................... 107<br />
Methodology .................................................................................................................... 107<br />
Methods ........................................................................................................................... 110<br />
Participant Recruitment ................................................................................................... 110<br />
Data Collection ................................................................................................................ 110<br />
Data Analysis ................................................................................................................... 112<br />
Rigour .............................................................................................................................. 114<br />
Results ............................................................................................................................. 114<br />
Discussion ........................................................................................................................ 124<br />
Strength <strong>and</strong> Limitations.................................................................................................. 127<br />
Implications ..................................................................................................................... 129<br />
Summary .......................................................................................................................... 129<br />
Chapter Seven. Investigat<strong>in</strong>g the Effects of M<strong>in</strong>dfulness on <strong>Sleep</strong> Quality <strong>in</strong> FMS .. 130<br />
The M<strong>in</strong>dfulness Approach ............................................................................................. 131<br />
The M<strong>in</strong>dfulness Body Scan ............................................................................................ 133<br />
Method ............................................................................................................................. 134<br />
Participant Recruitment ................................................................................................... 134<br />
Outcome Measures: ......................................................................................................... 135<br />
Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 136<br />
The Interventions ............................................................................................................. 137<br />
Statistical Analysis: ......................................................................................................... 138<br />
Results ............................................................................................................................. 138<br />
Repeated Measures ANOVA analysis ............................................................................. 141<br />
Discussion ........................................................................................................................ 145<br />
Strengths <strong>and</strong> Limitations ................................................................................................ 146<br />
Implications ..................................................................................................................... 149<br />
Summary .......................................................................................................................... 150<br />
Chapter Eight. Integrated Discussion ............................................................................ 151<br />
Objective One. The Nature <strong>and</strong> Extent of <strong>Sleep</strong> <strong>Difficulties</strong> <strong>in</strong> FMS ............................. 151<br />
Objective Two. The Psychological Factors Affect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Sleep</strong> Quality <strong>in</strong> FMS ................. 153<br />
Objective Three. The Effect of <strong>Sleep</strong> Quality on Symptoms <strong>and</strong> Daily Life for People<br />
with FMS ......................................................................................................................... 153<br />
Objective Four. An Intervention to Improve <strong>Sleep</strong> Quality ............................................ 154<br />
Added Value of the Thesis to the Research Literature .................................................... 155<br />
Thesis Limitations <strong>and</strong> Recommendations for Future Research ..................................... 158<br />
Implications for Practice .................................................................................................. 162<br />
Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 163<br />
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