Table 11. CBT-I modalities: application formats and settings.
Modality | Description |
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In-person CBT-I | Individual or group care by a trained professional. |
Online CBT-I | Real-time videoconference care from a trained healthcare professional. |
Digital CBT-I | Digital material organized and made available through an application for mobile devices or a web system. It can include a communication channel with a specialist professional (email or chat inserted in the application/system). |
Bibliotherapy | Reading material with guidance based on the CBT-I protocol (guided or not by a health professional). |
Self-help therapy for insomnia | Printed or recorded structured audio and/or video material based on CBT-I. |
Abbreviations: CBT-I, Cognitive-behavioral therapy applied to insomnia.