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An evaluation of behavioral treatments for insomnia in the older adult
Author(s) -
EngleFriedman Mindy,
Bootzin Richard R.,
Hazlewood Lisa,
Tsao Carol
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199201)48:1<77::aid-jclp2270480112>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - sleep hygiene , insomnia , psychology , stimulus control , feeling , stimulus (psychology) , sleep (system call) , sleep onset , sleep quality , audiology , sleep diary , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , social psychology , operating system , computer science , nicotine
Behavioral treatments were evaluated for their effect on the subjective and objective sleep of older adult insomniacs ( N = 53) aged 47 to 76 years. Conditions were support and sleep hygiene, support and sleep hygiene plus progressive relaxation, support and sleep hygiene plus stimulus control, or a measurement control group. The results indicated that all groups, including the measurement control group, were effective in improving the sleep diary assessed awakenings, naptime, and feeling refreshed upon awakening. Subjects at 3 weeks felt less depressed and felt that they had more control over their sleep. Stimulus control was most effective in improving sleep at the posttherapy period. A 2‐year follow‐up showed that the stimulus control subjects most frequently used the treatment instructions and had shorter sleep latencies and highest sleep quality. Behavioral treatments were found to be effective in improving the perception of sleep among older adult insomniacs.