An evaluation of behavioral treatments for insomnia in the older adult
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Clinical Psychology
Abstract
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.Keywords
This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
- Countercontrol treatment of sleep-maintenance insomnia in relation to age.Psychology and Aging, 1986
- The effectiveness of three behavioral treatments for different degrees of sleep onset insomniaBehavior Therapy, 1983
- The treatment of sleep-maintenance insomnia with stimulus-control techniquesBehaviour Research and Therapy, 1983
- AU-Night Sleep Polygraphic Recordings of Healthy Aged Persons: REM and Slow-Wave SleepSleep, 1982
- Insomnia.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1982
- Treating arousals during sleep using behavioral self-management.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
- Relaxation training and attention placebo in the treatment of severe insomnia.Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
- Stimulus control treatment of insomiaJournal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 1975
- Controlled investigation of the effects of progressive and hypnotic relaxation on insomnia.Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1973
- An Inventory for Measuring DepressionArchives of General Psychiatry, 1961