Abstract Mkid 177

Objective: To study the relationship between subjective sleep quality, desire and choice of medical treatment and/or self-coping means for sleep improvement. Method: A cross sectional questionnaire survey in Hong Kong was performed online. The subjective sleep score of respondents were recorded as well as their expectation and history of seeking assistance in sleep improvement. They also ranked the priority they would place on various coping strategies in insomnia. Results: Of the 172 respondents, a mean subjective score of 3.34 out of 5 was recorded for sleep quality. 19.8% of respondents had markedly unsatisfactory sleep. 52.9% would like to improve their sleep but only but only 31.9% of this subgroup attempted to do so. Of those who did, the majority tried self-coping measures and only 19.7% opted for medical treatment. Regardless of previous attempts, medical means (mainly long term hypnotics) ranked relatively low as the choice of treatment. Conclusion: From the public’s point of view, medical treatment was perceived as unsatisfactory. Further research is needed to improve this deficiency, including a gap analysis between the factors of sleep quality expectation and management as well as the identification of a tool that the public can use to prompt treatment when needed.