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An internet-based guided recovery training integrating cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) techniques with psychological detachment and recreational activity planning significantly reduces insomnia severity and work-related strain in stressed employees compared to a waitlist control.

If you are a stressed employee struggling with sleep, consider a structured, online recovery program that combines sleep hygiene, sleep restriction, and techniques to mentally detach from work. Look for programs that offer guidance (coaching) rather than just passive content. Commit to six weeks of weekly modules, tracking your sleep and planning leisure activities to rebuild resources. This approach has shown large improvements in insomnia severity for people with similar profiles.

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The results suggest that this low-threshold intervention could help a large number of employees overcome a deficient recovery from work... The training significantly reduces sleep problems and fosters mental detachment from work and recreational behavior among adult stressed employees at post-test and 6-months follow up.
Hanne Thiart et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health · 2015

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Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) with a moderate sample size (N=128), intention-to-treat analysis, and large effect sizes, though limited to a specific occupational group (teachers).

Source

Log in and breathe out: internet-based recovery training for sleepless employees with work-related strain – results of a randomized controlled trial

Hanne Thiart et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health · 2015

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