The first phase of the research is a survey designed to establish an indication of the extent to which people with learning disability might experience sleep disturbance and what the implications might be. The survey can be completed online and asks questions about the sleep of a person that the caregiver supports and what they think about it. Participant's identity will be kept confidential. Participants will not be asked any identifying details unless they meet criteria for the interview phase. Alison will not be asking about the identity of the supported person in the survey. It should only take up to 10 minutes to complete and will give the research team an indication of the level and type of sleep difficulties that people with LD experience.

You can access the attached participant information sheet which contains all the information required for you to give informed consent.

The survey can be accessed below.

https://edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e3Pa4EPRge3ryZg

There is a possibility that survey participants who meet the eligibility criteria will be invited for interview. If this is the case, a more detailed discussion will take place, and any information will be anonymized before being used in an analysis. The interviews will be conducted on MS Teams, recorded and transcribed. The interview will last up to an hour. Taking part in the interview phase is also voluntary. Not everyone who completes the survey will be offered the chance to participate in the interview phase.

The research project has been given ethical approval by the University of Edinburgh, project Number CAHSS2407/07.