TY - JOUR T1 - Screening for insomnia in primary care: using a two-item version of the Sleep Condition Indicator JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 79 LP - 80 DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X701045 VL - 69 IS - 679 AU - Annemarie I Luik AU - Pedro Farias Machado AU - Niroshan Siriwardena AU - Colin A Espie Y1 - 2019/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/69/679/79.abstract N2 - Insomnia, defined as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early for 3 or more nights per week for 3 months or more with significant daytime effects,1 is the most common sleep problem presenting in general practice: 10 to 12% of the population meet formal diagnostic criteria for insomnia disorder, and up to 40% express complaints of insomnia.2For those suffering from sleep problems, the GP is often the first point of contact, with previous research suggesting 79% of GPs see someone with a sleep complaint at least once a week.3 GPs are often unaware of patients’ sleep problems, and, even when they are, fewer than 8% of doctors use validated sleep questionnaires or sleep diaries.4 Despite both GPs and patients believing that a detailed sleep assessment is important, this lack of assessment may be due to time pressure … ER -