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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Nov 27.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Rev. 2021 Feb 9;56:101455. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101455

Table 4.

Types of Cultural Adaptations of Psychological Interventions for Prevalent Sleep-Wake Disorders (N=56)

Article Underserved Population Primary Intervention Cultural adaptationa Surface adaptation Deep adaptation
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
75. Herbert et al., 2017 Veterans with chronic, nonterminal pain condition VTC-ACT Surface Delivery modality (video conferencing) -
76. Lang et al., 2017 Veterans ACT None - -
77. Mosher et al., 2018 Women with Stage IV breast cancer ACT Both Delivery modality (telephone) Content (inclusion of cancer related experiences)
Behavioral Therapy
63,64. Berger et al., 2009a,b Women with breast cancer BT Both Setting (safe location: Treatment took place in a location of patient’s preference or at home) Core component (relaxed sleep hygiene guidelines, usual sleep time plus one hour in response to chemotherapy); Content (inclusion of patient reported symptoms after chemotherapy)
69. Gebara et al., 2019 Older veterans BBTI None - -
65. Germain et al., 2012 Veterans with sleep complains BT,IRT Deep - Core component (combined BT elements and IRT)
66. Germain et al., 2014 Combat-exposed Military Veterans BTI-MV Deep - Content (included information about military specific factors relating to sleep)
67. Johnson et al., 2016 Veteran men with nocturia M-BET None - -
70. Lee et al., 2020 Adults diagnosed with HIV/AIDS with fatigue and unemployed, retired or on disability BT Surface Other (provision of hands on activities and materials) -
68. Martin et al., 2017 Veterans 60 yrs or older BT Both Treatment dose (duration; length of sessions) Core component (substitution of sleep compression in place of sleep restriction therapy and modifications of standard stimulus control instructions)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
71. Brenes et al., 2016 Rural older adults CBT Surface Delivery modality (telephone) -
72. Heapy et al., 2017 Veterans with chronic back pain IVR-CBT Surface Delivery modality (interactive voice response) -
73. Stanley et al., 2016 Older adults from lowincome, or minority communities with anxiety or worry CBT Both Delivery modality (telephone or in person); Setting (at home or a community partner site); Treatment dose (duration; number of sessions) Sociocultural strategies and cultural values (incorporated religion and/or spirituality coping skills)
74. Stanley et al., 2018 Older adults from low income, or minority communities with anxiety or worry CBT Both Constituent-involving strategies (delivery modality by nonclinicians); Delivery modality (telephone or in person); Setting (at home or a community partner site); Treatment dose (duration; inclusion of monthly booster sessions for up to 3months) Linguistic (adjustment of materials to literacy level); Sociocultural strategies and cultural values (incorporated religion and/or spirituality coping skills)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
35. Alessi et al., 2016 Older veterans with insomnia disorder CBT-I Surface Constituent-involving strategies (delivery modality by nonclinicians) -
50. Cain et al., 2019 Pregnant women CBT-I Both Setting (delivered at gynecological clinics ); Delivery modality (online); Constituent-involving strategies (intervention delivered by specialists in obstetrics and gynecology) Core component (sessions addressed sleep hygiene during pregnancy and the postpartum period; sleep restriction was excluded from weekly discussions but remained in the online information and participants were advised not to utilize this method during pregnancy); Content (newborn care )
51. Chakravorty et al., 2019 Alcohol-dependent veterans CBT-I Surface Setting (safe location: Veterans hospital) -
36. Drake et al., 2019 Postmenopausal women with insomnia CBT-I None - -
37. Edinger & Sampson, 2003 Veterans CBT-I None - -
38. Edinger et al., 2009 Veterans with primary/secondary insomnia CBT-I None - -
39. Epstein & Dirksen, 2007 Women with breast cancer CBT-I Surface Delivery modality (group setting) -
40. Fiorentino et al., 2010 Breast cancer survivors CBT-I Deep - Content (Inclusion of thoughts and fears of occurrence of cancer)
41. Fung et al., 2016 Older veterans CBT-I None - -
52. Kalmbach et al., 2019 Postmenopausal women CBT-I None - -
42. Laurel Franklin et al., 2018 Rural veterans with PTSD Telephonebased CBT-I Surface Delivery modality (telephone) -
54. Manber et al., 2019 Pregnant women CBT-I Both Linguistic (intervention delivered in Spanish) Core component (sleep restriction therapy modified for pregnancy with initial time in bed recommendations equal to average total sleep time plus 30min and never less than 5.5h, and tips to improve postpartum sleep); Content (education about infant sleep development)
43. Margolies et al., 2013 Veterans with PTSD CBT-I, IRT Both Setting (safe location: Veterans hospital) Core component (combined CBT-I elements and IRT)
44. Matthews et al., 2014 Women breast cancer survivors with chronic insomnia CBT-I None - -
45. McCurry et al., 2016 Postmenopausal women with insomnia symptoms and hot flashes Telephonebased CBT-I Both Constituent-involving strategies (use of role models: sleep coaches were Women); Delivery modality (telephone) Content (sleep changes during menopause)
46. Palesh et al., 2018 Female with Stage I-III breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy BBT-CI Both Delivery modality (telephone); Treatment dose (duration; shortened session duration); Treatment dose (timing; intervention sessions scheduled based on the participant’s chemotherapy regime); Setting (delivered in the clinic while patients are undergoing chemotherapy infusion) Content (education about cancerassociated circadian disruption)
47. Pigeon et al., 2017 Veterans with a diagnosis of MDD and sleep problems Brief CBT-I Surface Delivery modality (telephone); Setting (primary care) -
53. Pigeon et al., 2019 Veterans Brief CBT-I Surface Setting (safe location: Veterans hospital) -
48. Scogin et al., 2018 Rural middle-aged and older adults Integrated CBTD+CBT-I Both Delivery modality (video conferencing) Linguistic (adjustment of materials to literacy level); Sociocultural strategies and cultural values (research psychotherapists also participated in a cultural sensitivity workshop)
49. Ulmer et al., 2011 Veterans with PTSD CBT-I, IRT Both Setting (safe location: veterans hospital) Content (trauma-related sleep disturbances)
Cognitive Processing Therapy
78. Galovski et al., 2016 Women interpersonal assault survivors CPT,H None - -
79. Galovski et al., 2009 Women sexual assault survivors suffering from PTSD CPT None - -
80. Gutner et al., 2013 Women rape victims with PTSD CPT None - -
Complementary and Alternative Therapy
55. Innes & Selfe, 2012 Older women Y Both Constituent-involving strategy (use of role models: designed and taught by a senior Iyengar yoga instructor with over 30 years of experience) Core component (designed for older, sedentary adults)
56. Irwin et al., 2017 Breast cancer survivors with insomnia TCC None - -
61. Jamison et al., 2019 Veterans with current or recent PTSD CART Surface Treatment dose (intensity; respiration rate of nine breaths per minute) -
58. Nakamura et al., 2011 Veterans with selfreported sleep disturbance MBB Surface Setting (safe location: Veterans hospital) -
57. Nakamura et al., 2017 Veterans with Gulf War Illness Symptoms MBB None - -
59. Nidich et al., 2016 Men in prison TM None - -
62. Porter et al., 2019 Women with metastatic breast cancer Y Deep - Core component (designed mindful yoga program to meet the needs of women with MBC)
60. Stoerkel et al., 2018 Women with breast cancer for whom surgery would be there initial treatment SCT None - -
Eclectic Therapy
85. Alschuler et al., 2018 Adults with multiple sclerosis that causes disability RI Surface Delivery modality (telephone, group setting) -
86. Church et al., 2016 Veterans with PTSD TAU,EFT None - -
87. Kahn et al., 2016 Veterans MR Both Delivery modality (online) Involvement of family (veteranpartner dyads)
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy
89. Cook et al., 2010 Male veterans with chronic, severe PTSD IRT Both Delivery modality (group setting); Setting (safe location: Veterans hospital) Content (addressed combat-related nightmares)
90. Harb et al., 2019 Veterans IR,CBT-I Both Setting (safe location: Veterans hospital) Core component (no sleep restriction; combined CBT-I elements and IRT)
88. Krakow et al., 2001 Women sexual assault survivors with PTSD IRT None - -
Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
81. Cash et al., 2015 Women with fibromyalgia MBSR None - -
82. Lengacher et al., 2015 Women diagnosed with breast cancer MBSR Both Delivery modality (group settings); Treatment duration (shortened number of sessions) Content (fear of recurrence, physical emotional symptoms)
83. Shapiro et al., 2003 Women with Stage II breast cancer who were cancer-free at the time of the study MBSR Surface Treatment dose (timing; intervention delivered after completion of cancer treatment due to peak in stress) -
84. Witek Janusek et al., 2019 Women with breast cancer MBSR Surface Setting (safe location: Cancer wellness center) -
Problem-solving Therapy
91. Bedford et al., 2018 College student veterans with at least mild depression ePST None - -

Note: Reference number precedes author name in Article column. ACT=Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; BBT-CI=Brief Behavioral Therapy for Cancer-Related Insomnia; BT=Behavioral Therapy; BTI-MV=Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia; CBT=Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; CBT-I=Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia; CPT=Cognitive Processing Therapy; EFT=Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques; ePST=computer guided Problem-Solving Treatment; H=Hypnosis; IRT=Imagery Rehearsal Therapy; Integrated CBT-D+CBT-I= Integrated CBT (CBT for depression and CBT for insomnia); IVR-CBT=Interactive voice response-based cognitive behavioral therapy; MBB=Mind-body Bridging; M-BET=Multicomponent behavioral combined with exercise therapy; MBSR=Mindfulness-based stress reduction; MDD=Major Depressive Disorder; MR=Mission Reconnect program; PTSD=Post-traumatic stress disorder; RI=Resilience intervention; SCT=Self-care toolkit; TAU=Treatment as usual ; TCC=Tai Chi Chih; TM=Transcendental Meditation; VTC-ACT=Video teleconferencing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Y=Yoga.

a

Both refers to the conduct of surface-level and deep-level cultural adaptations.