A brief behavior therapy administered by correspondence improves sleep and sleep-related behavior in poor sleepers
| Autor: | Junko Hayama, Chifumi Sato, Kouko Kunitsuka, Yuriko Doi, Yoshiko Adachi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Sleep and Biological Rhythms. 6:16-21 |
| ISSN: | 1479-8425 1446-9235 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2007.00329.x |
| Popis: | This study examined the long-term effects of a brief behavioral intervention for sleep improvement. The program was designed as a complete self-help approach by correspondence, and consisted of self-assessments of sleep-related behavior, target-setting for behavior change, an educational booklet, self-monitoring of the behaviors for one month and reinforcement. The participants of the program at a Japanese worksite replied for a one-year followed up survey. Forty-seven poor sleepers whose sleep onset latency was 30 min or more and/or sleep efficiency was less than 85% were analyzed. Eight sleep parameters and nine sleep-related behaviors were evaluated using questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention and follow-up. At one year, total sleep time increased by 27 min, sleep onset latency shortened by 17.5 min and sleep efficiency improved by 6.9 points. Desirable changes were obtained in 4 sleep-related behavior including not being active before bedtime, not working or watching TV in the bedroom, not oversleeping on holidays and having a relaxed bath time. These results suggest that this brief behavioral intervention could improve sleep quality through the modification of sleep-related behavior. |
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