Recent Publications

Turkowitch, D., Donkers, S., Costa, S., Vaduvathiriyan, P., Williams, J., Siengsukon, C. (in press). Behavioral interventions to improve sleep outcomes in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review. International Journal of MS Care.  

Cozart, J.S., Bruce, A.S., Befort, C., Siengsukon, C., Lynch, S.G., Punt, S., Simon, S., Shook, R.P., Huebner, J., Bradish, T., Robichaud, J., & Bruce, J.M. (In Press). A pilot study evaluating the prefeasibility of a behavioral weight loss program in people with multiple sclerosis. Preventative Medicine Reports. 

Cozart, J.S., Bruce, A.S., Shook, R.P., Befort, C., Siengsukon, C., Simon, S., Lynch, S.G., Mahmoud, R., Drees, B., Posson, P., Hibbing, P.R., Huebner, J., Bradish, T., Robichaud, J., and Bruce, J.M. (In Press). Body metrics are associated with clinical, free-living, and self-report measures of mobility in a cohort of adults with obesity and multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorder Journal. 

Siengsukon CF, Nelson E, Turkowitch D. Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Sleep Health into Outpatient Physical Therapist Practice: A Survey Study. J Allied Health. 2023 Summer;52(2):e55-e61. 

Myers JS, Siengsukon C, Sherman J, Shen X, Ptomey LT, Montgomery R, Bock K, Rice A, Parker WP, Maliski S. Androgen Deprivation and Sleep Disturbance: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Remote Assessment and Intervention. Cancer Nurs. 2023 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):259-269. 

Hughes A, Gunn H, Siengsukon C, Stearns M, James E, Donly T, Grandner M, Thomas J, Williams N. Eliminating sleep health disparities and achieving health equity: seven areas for action in the behavioral sleep medicine community. Behav Sleep Med. 2023 Sep 3;21(5):633-645. 

Frange C, Elias RM, Siengsukon C, Coelho FMS. Physical activity for obstructive sleep apnea after stroke? A pilot study assessing the contribution of body fluids. Sleep Breath. 2022 Nov 3. doi: 10.1007/s11325-022-02735-7. 

Ludwig R, Eakman A, Bath-Scheel C, Siengsukon C. How Occupational Therapists Assess and Address the Occupational Domain of Sleep: A Survey Study. Am J Occup Ther. 2022 Nov 1;76(6):7606345010. 

Al-Sharman A, Aldughmi M, Khalil H, AlKhawaldeh H, Siengsukon CF, El-Salem K. Knowledge and attitudes of physiotherapists toward sleep: A survey study. Work. 2022;73(2):739-746 

Ludwig R, Rippee M, D'Silva LJ, Radel J, Eakman AM, Morris J, Drerup M, Siengsukon C. Assessing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to Improve Sleep Outcomes in Individuals With a Concussion: Protocol for a Delayed Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Sep 23;11(9):e38608. 

Pfeiffer AM, Triplett C, Siengsukon CF. Examining the prevalence of sleep disturbances in patients seeking physical therapy services. Physiother Theory Pract. 2022 Oct 19:1-9. 

Bock K, Ludwig R, Vaduvathiriyan P, LeSuer L, Siengsukon C. Sleep disturbance in cancer survivors with lymphedema: a scoping review. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Nov;30(11):9647-9657. 

Harris, T. P., Zaeske, L. M., Ludwig, R., Baker, S., Lynch, S., Thuringer, A., Bruce, J., & Siengsukon, C. F. (2022). Social support predicts sleep quality in people with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 103970.  

Myers JS, Siengsukon C, Sherman J, Shen X, Ptomey LT, Montgomery R, Bock K, Rice A, Parker WP, Maliski S. (2022). Androgen Deprivation and Sleep Disturbance: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Remote Assessment and Intervention. Cancer Nurs. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001100. Epub ahead of print. 

Siengsukon C. Physical therapists’ role in addressing acute insomnia: Could we prevent chronic insomnia? Or chronic pain? Phys Ther. 2022 Mar 1;102(3):pzab285. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab285. PMID: 34939102 

Turkowitch D, Ludwig R, Nelson E, Drerup M, Siengsukon C. Tele-health Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study Mult Scler Int. 2022 Mar 2;2022:7110582 

Williams-Cooke C, LeSuer L, Drerup M, Siengsukon C. The Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep Log and Actigraphy Outcomes in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Secondary Analysis. Nat Sci Sleep. 2021;13:1865-1874 

Bruce JM, Cozart JS, Shook RP, Ruppen S, Siengsukon C, Simon S, Befort C, Lynch S, Mahmoud R, Drees B, Norouzinia AN, Bradish T, Posson P, Hibbing PR, Bruce AS. Modifying Diet and Exercise in MS (MoDEMS): Study design and protocol for a telehealth weight loss intervention for adults with obesity & Multiple Sclerosis. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Aug;107:106495. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106495. Epub 2021 Jul 1. PMID: 34216814. 

Williams-Cooke C, Watts E, Bonnett J, Alshehri M, Siengsukon C. Association Between Sleep Duration and Functional Disability in Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Pilot Observational Study. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl. 2021 Jul 26;3(3):100150. 

Ludwig L, Nelson E, Vaduvathiriyan P, Rippee MA, Siengsukon C. Sleep quality in the chronic stage of concussion is associated with poorer recovery: A systematic review. Journal of Concussion. January 2021. doi:10.1177/20597002211020881 

Siengsukon CF, He J, Miller K, Jewell D. Application accuracy of the sleep decision tree to standardized patient cases by physiotherapists: An observational study. Physiother Theory Pract. 2021 Jun 8:1-10. 

Ludwig R, Vaduvathiriyan P, Siengsukon C. (2020). Does cognitive-behavioural therapy improve sleep outcomes in individuals with traumatic brain injury: a scoping review. Brain Inj. 14;34(12):1569-1578. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2020.1831070.

Siengsukon CF, Nelson E, Williams-Cooke C, Ludwig R, Beck ES Jr, Vidoni ED, Mahnken JD, Stevens S, Drerup M, Bruce J, Burns JM. (2020). Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia to enhance cognitive function and reduce the rate of Aβ deposition in older adults with symptoms of insomnia: A single-site randomized pilot clinical trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 99:106190. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106190.

Devos H, Alissa N, Lynch S, Sadeghi M, Akinwuntan AE, Siengsukon C. Real-time assessment of daytime sleepiness in drivers with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2020 Oct 31;47:102607.

D'Silva LJ, Siengsukon CF, Devos H. Gaze stability in young adults with previous concussion history. J Vestib Res. 2020;30(4):259-266.

Alshehri MM, Alkathiry AA, Alenazi AM, Alothman SA, Rucker JL, Phadnis MA, Miles JM, Kluding PM, Siengsukon CF. (2020). Sleep Efficiency and Total Sleep Time in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes with and without Insomnia Symptoms. Sleep Disord. 17;2020:5950375. doi: 10.1155/2020/5950375.

Alshehri MM, Alenazi AM, Alothman SA, Rucker JL, Phadnis MA, Miles JM, Kluding PM, Siengsukon CF. (2020). Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in People with Type 2 Diabetes, Pilot RCT Part I: Sleep Outcomes and Concomitant Symptoms. Behav Sleep Med. 27:1-20.

Alshehri MM, Alothman SA, Alenazi AM, Rucker JL, Phadnis MA, Miles JM, Siengsukon CF, Kluding PM. (2020). The effects of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus, pilot RCT part II: diabetes health outcomes. BMC Endocr Disord. 20(1):136. doi: 10.1186/s12902-020-00612-6.

Siengsukon C, Silveira Beck Jr E, Drerup M. (2020). A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess Feasibility and Treatment Effect of a Web-Based Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Program in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Int J MS Care doi: https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2019-122

Coffyn S, Siengsukon C. (2020). Poor Sleep Hygiene is Associated with Decreased Discrimination and Inattention on Continuous Performance Task in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 34(2): 160-165.

Siengsukon C, Karahan AY, Strober L. (2020). Practical Sleep Information for People With Multiple Sclerosis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 101(7):1271-1274.

Ludwig R, D'Silva L, Vaduvathiriyan P, Rippee MA, Siengsukon C. (2020). Sleep Disturbances in the Acute Stage of Concussion are Associated With Poorer Long-Term Recovery: A Systematic Review. PM R. 12(5):500-511.

Siengsukon CF, Alshehri M, Williams C, Drerup M, Lynch S. (2020). Feasibility and treatment effect of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in individuals with multiple sclerosis: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 40:101958

Alshehri MM, Alenazi AM, Hoover JC, Alothman SA, Phadnis MA, Miles JM, Kluding PM, Siengsukon CF. A comparison of diabetes self-care behavior in people with type 2 diabetes with and without insomnia symptoms. Acta Diabetologica. 2020 Jan 7:1-9.

Siengsukon CF. The Link Between Social Determinants of Health, Sleep, and Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. Jan 2020; 31(1):5-10.

Vidoni E, Perales J, Alshehri M, Giles A, Siengsukon C, Burns J. (2019). Aerobic exercise sustains performance of instrumental activities of daily living in early-stage Alzheimer disease. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. 42(3):E129-E134.

Alshehri MM, Alenazi AM, Hoover JC, Alothman SA, Phadnis MA, Kluding PM, Siengsukon CF. (2019). The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and Insomnia Symptoms: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(12):e14647. doi: 10.2196/14647.