Knowledge, attitude and practice towards insomnia and sleep hygiene among patients with chronic insomnia in Northwest China in 2023: a cross-sectional survey

Objectives To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards insomnia and sleep hygiene among patients with chronic insomnia.Design Web-based cross-sectional survey.Setting Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital (northwest China) between January 2023 and May 2023.Participants Patients with chronic insomnia.Primary and secondary outcome measures Demographic characteristics and KAP towards insomnia and sleep hygiene were collected by distributing a questionnaire developed by the authors.Results A total of 613 people participated in this study, with a Mean Knowledge Score of 7.63±2.56 (total score of 12), a Mean Attitude Score of 48.39±6.643 (total score of 70) and a Mean Practice Score of 42.37±8.592 (total score of 70). Knowledge was significantly correlated with attitude (r=0.447, p