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Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review
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BACKGROUND: Insomnia is common in primary care, can persist after co-morbid conditions are treated, and may require long-term medication treatment. A potential alternative to medications is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). METHODS: In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, we systematically reviewed MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register, and PsycINFO for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing CBT-I to any prescription or non-prescription medication in patients with primary or comorbid insomnia. Trials had to report quantitative sleep outcomes (e.g. sleep latency) in order to be included in the analysis. Extracted results included quantitative sleep outcomes, as well as psychological outcomes and adverse effects when available. Evidence base quality was assessed using GRADE. RESULTS: Five studies met criteria for analysis. Low to moderate grade evidence suggests CBT-I has superior effectiveness to benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine drugs in the long term, while very low grade evidence suggests benzodiazepines are more effective in the short term. Very low grade evidence supports use of CBT-I to improve psychological outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: CBT-I is effective for treating insomnia when compared with medications, and its effects may be more durable than medications. Primary care providers should consider CBT-I as a first-line treatment option for insomnia.
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This systematic review found that CBT-I is at least as effective as sleep medications for chronic insomnia and may produce more durable long-term benefits. The evidence base was limited to five RCTs, all in primary insomnia, and was too small and heterogeneous for meta-analysis.
Key findings
- Five RCTs met inclusion criteria, all in patients with primary insomnia; comparators were zopiclone, zolpidem, temazepam, and triazolam. One trial in comorbid insomnia was excluded because it used nefazodone, now withdrawn.
- Low- to moderate-grade evidence suggested CBT-I was superior to benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine drugs in the long term, while very low-grade evidence suggested benzodiazepines were more effective in the short term. Moderate-grade evidence favored CBT-I over non-benzodiazepines in the short term.
- Long-term CBT-I generally improved sleep latency by 30–45 minutes, total sleep time by 30–60 minutes, and sleep efficiency by 8–16%; drug effects declined over time. In Morin 1999 at 24 months, CBT-I increased total sleep time by 65.2 minutes and sleep efficiency by 16.4%, versus 11.5 minutes and 2.9% for temazepam, with all temazepam measurements significantly worsening from end of treatment to follow-up.
- Psychological outcomes favored CBT-I in one trial: at 6 months, State-Trait Anxiety Index scores improved for CBT-I versus zopiclone (state: –5.11 vs. +1.61, p < 0.05; trait: –4.47 vs. +1.97, p < 0.01). Sleep Impairment Index declined 10 points with CBT-I versus 4 with temazepam at 24 months (p = 0.01), and PSQI improved 1.2 points with CBT-I versus worsened 0.8 points with temazepam at 8 months (p < 0.01).
Methods
- PRISMA-guided systematic review of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register, and PsycINFO through September 2011, plus review of published systematic reviews for missed RCTs.
- Included published RCTs of adults aged 18+ with chronic insomnia per DSM-IV, comparing individual or group CBT-I delivered by a professional to FDA-approved prescription or non-prescription insomnia medications; studies had to report at least one quantitative sleep outcome. Studies with fewer than 10 patients per group, self-help programs, and comparisons of CBT-I components were excluded.
- Five RCTs were included; evidence was too small and heterogeneous for meta-analysis. Quality was assessed with a nine-point Jadad/Chalmers-based scale, and overall evidence strength was rated using GRADE. Sleep diary and automated measures (polysomnography/actigraphy) were analyzed separately.
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- Stated: all included trials focused on primary insomnia and may not represent the majority of patients with comorbid medical or psychiatric disorders; only one comorbid-insomnia trial was found and was excluded because the drug was withdrawn. No trials compared CBT-I with antihistamines or antidepressants, adverse-event reporting was limited, long-term data versus non-benzodiazepines were sparse, short-term CBT-I versus benzodiazepine data were inconsistent, and double-blinding was not possible.
- Stated: the evidence base was too small and heterogeneous for meta-analysis, and three of five included studies were in older adults.
- Evident from the text: only five RCTs were available, outcome measures and demographic composition were diverse, and the review could not draw conclusions about relative safety.
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“Only one trial compared CBT-I to drug therapy in patients with comorbid insomnia [34]: the drug used was nefazodone (now withdrawn from the market), so the study was excluded from further analysis.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results
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- Not checked yetcites [34] Thase ME, Rush AJ, Manber R, Kornstein SG, Klein DN, Markowitz JC, Ninan PT, Friedman ES, Dunner DL, Schatzberg AF, Borian FE, Trivedi MH, Keller MB: Differential effects of nefazodone and cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy on insomnia associated with chronic forms of major depression. J Clin Psychiatry. 2002, 63: 493-500. 10.4088/JCP.v63n0605. source
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“Very low grade evidence supports use of CBT-I to improve psychological outcomes.”
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“very low grade evidence suggests benzodiazepines are more effective in the short term”
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“Low to moderate grade evidence suggests CBT-I has superior effectiveness to benzodiazepine and non-benzodiazepine drugs in the long term”
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“Five studies met criteria for analysis.”
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“The trials compared CBT-I to zopiclone [29], zolpidem [30], temazepam [31,32], and triazolam [33].”
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- Not checked yetcites [29] Sivertsen B, Omvik S, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Havik OE, Kvale G, Nielsen GH, Nordhus IH: Cognitive behavioral therapy vs zopiclone for treatment of chronic primary insomnia in older adults: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006, 295: 2851-2858. 10.1001/jama.295.24.2851. source
- Not checked yetcites [30] Jacobs GD, Pace-Schott EF, Stickgold R, Otto MW: Cognitive behavior therapy and pharmacotherapy for insomnia: a randomized controlled trial and direct comparison. Arch Intern Med. 2004, 164: 1888-1896. 10.1001/archinte.164.17.1888. source
- Not checked yetcites [31] Morin CM, Colecchi C, Stone J, Sood R, Brink D: Behavioral and pharmacological therapies for late-life insomnia: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1999, 281: 991-999. 10.1001/jama.281.11.991. source
- Not checked yetcites [32] Wu R, Bao J, Zhang C, Deng J, Long C: Comparison of sleep condition and sleep-related psychological activity after cognitive-behavior and pharmacological therapy for chronic insomnia. Psychother Psychosom. 2006, 75: 220-228. 10.1159/000092892. source
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“The five trials all involved patients with primary insomnia.”
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“There have only been a handful of studies that have included both cognitive behavioral and pharmacotherapy treatment arms for inclusion in this systematic review.”
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“We found no trials comparing CBT-I to antihistamines or antidepressants.”
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“Wu et al [32] surveyed patients using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: after 8 months this measure improved an average of 1.2 points in patients treated with CBT-I, while it worsened 0.8 points in patients given tamezepam (p < 0.01).”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results > Patients’ subjective evaluation of sleep
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- Not checked yetcites [32] Wu R, Bao J, Zhang C, Deng J, Long C: Comparison of sleep condition and sleep-related psychological activity after cognitive-behavior and pharmacological therapy for chronic insomnia. Psychother Psychosom. 2006, 75: 220-228. 10.1159/000092892. source
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“Some studies reported intermediate time points as well, which were consistent with the initial and final results.”
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“In terms of demographic composition, three of the five studies we included were in older adults.”
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“The studies also were diverse in terms of sleep-related outcome measures (subjective versus objective) and demographic composition.”
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“All trials asked patients to complete sleep diaries.”
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“CBT-I vs. non-benzodiazepines | Short term | Improved more with CBT-I”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results > Quantitative sleep outcomes
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- Not checked yetcites [26] Atkins D, Best D, Briss PA, Eccles M, Falck-Ytter Y, Flottorp S, Guyatt GH, Harbour RT, Haugh MC, Henry D, Hill S, Jaeschke R, Leng G, Liberati A, Magrini N, Mason J, Middleton P, Mrukowicz J, O'Connell D, Oxman AD, Phillips B, Schunemann HJ, Edejer TT, Varonen H, Vist GE, Williams JW, Zaza S, GRADE Working Group: Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. BMJ. 2004, 328: 1490-1497. source
- Not checked yetcites [27] Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Kunz R, Falck-Ytter Y, Vist GE, Liberati A, Schunemann HJ, GRADE Working Group: Going from evidence to recommendations. BMJ. 2008, 336: 1049-1051. 10.1136/bmj.39493.646875.AE. source
- Not checked yetcites [28] Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Kunz R, Vist GE, Falck-Ytter Y, Schunemann HJ, GRADE Working Group: What is “quality of evidence” and why is it important to clinicians?. BMJ. 2008, 336: 995-998. 10.1136/bmj.39490.551019.BE. source
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“Reported sleep measures included sleep latency, TST, and total time spent awake during the night.”
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“Trends towards improved results with CBT-I were observed in the Penn State Worry Questionnaire and the Worry Domains Questionnaire, but the differences between groups were not statistically significant.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results > Quality of life and daytime outcomes
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- Not checked yetcites [35] Omvik S, Sivertsen B, Pallesen S, Bjorvatn B, Havik OE, Nordhus IH: Daytime functioning in older patients suffering from chronic insomnia: treatment outcome in a randomized controlled trial comparing CBT with zopiclone. Behav Res Ther. 2008, 46: 623-641. 10.1016/j.brat.2008.02.013. source
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“CBT-I vs. benzodiazepines | Short term | Improved less with CBT-I”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results > Quantitative sleep outcomes
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites [26] Atkins D, Best D, Briss PA, Eccles M, Falck-Ytter Y, Flottorp S, Guyatt GH, Harbour RT, Haugh MC, Henry D, Hill S, Jaeschke R, Leng G, Liberati A, Magrini N, Mason J, Middleton P, Mrukowicz J, O'Connell D, Oxman AD, Phillips B, Schunemann HJ, Edejer TT, Varonen H, Vist GE, Williams JW, Zaza S, GRADE Working Group: Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. BMJ. 2004, 328: 1490-1497. source
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“The overall quality of the evidence base for each comparison was rated using the GRADE approach [26-28].”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Methods > Data abstraction and analysis
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- Not checked yetcites [26] Atkins D, Best D, Briss PA, Eccles M, Falck-Ytter Y, Flottorp S, Guyatt GH, Harbour RT, Haugh MC, Henry D, Hill S, Jaeschke R, Leng G, Liberati A, Magrini N, Mason J, Middleton P, Mrukowicz J, O'Connell D, Oxman AD, Phillips B, Schunemann HJ, Edejer TT, Varonen H, Vist GE, Williams JW, Zaza S, GRADE Working Group: Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. BMJ. 2004, 328: 1490-1497. source
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“Measures from patients’ sleep diaries and measures from automated means (polysomnography and actigraphy) were analyzed separately because of known unreliability in patients’ perceptions of sleep.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Methods > Inclusion criteria
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“Assessment of RCT quality was done using a nine-point scale (Additional file 1: Table S6) based on scales by Jadad [24] and Chalmers [25].”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Methods > Data abstraction and analysis
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- Not checked yetcites [24] Jadad AR, Moore RA, Carroll D, Jenkinson C, Reynolds DJ, Gavaghan DJ, McQuay HJ: Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: is blinding necessary?. Control Clin Trials. 1996, 17: 1-12. 10.1016/0197-2456(95)00134-4. source
- Not checked yetcites [25] Chalmers TC, Smith H, Blackburn B, Silverman B, Schroeder B, Reitman D, Ambroz A: A method for assessing the quality of a randomized control trial. Control Clin Trials. 1981, 2: 31-49. 10.1016/0197-2456(81)90056-8. source
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“But this review does not tell us whether CBT-I is as effective as sleep medications.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Background
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Okajima I, Komada Y, Inoue Y: A meta-analysis on the treatment effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for primary insomnia. Sleep Biol Rhythms. 2011, 9: 24-34. source
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“Inclusion criteria were defined in advance of data abstraction using the PICO framework below [22].”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Methods > Inclusion criteria
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- Not checked yetcites [22] Richardson WS, Wilson MC, Nishikawa J, Hayward RS: The well-built clinical question: A key to evidence-based decisions. ACP J Club. 1995, 3: A12-A13. source
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“A new systematic review [21] meta-analyzes evidence from 14 randomized trials comparing groups of patients given CBT-I to control groups.”
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“The meta-analysis found that CBT-I had a medium to large effect in reducing insomnia, and that the effects were maintained even after conclusion of the treatment period.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Background
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- Not checked yetcites [21] Okajima I, Komada Y, Inoue Y: A meta-analysis on the treatment effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for primary insomnia. Sleep Biol Rhythms. 2011, 9: 24-34. source
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“Data synthesis methods followed the practice of the Cochrane Collaboration.”
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“The AHRQ Evidence-based Practice review [20] addressed that question, but it was published in 2005 and lacks evidence published since September 2004.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Background
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- Not checked yetcites [20] Buscemi N, Vandermeer B, Friesen C, Bialy L, Tubman M, Ospina M, Klassen TP, Witmans M: Manifestations and Management of Chronic Insomnia in Adults. Evidence Report/ Technology Assessment No. 125. AHRQ Publication No. 05-E021-2. 2005, Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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“There is now evidence to suggest that insomnia often persists following resolution of these ‘primary’ conditions, and that it generally does not spontaneously resolve over time if left untreated [5].”
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- Not checked yetcites [5] Morin CM, Belanger L, LeBlanc M, Ivers H, Savard J, Espie CA, Merette C, Baillargeon L, Gregoire JP: The natural history of insomnia: a population-based 3-year longitudinal study. Arch Intern Med. 2009, 169: 447-453. 10.1001/archinternmed.2008.610. source
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“Two research analysts (MDM, BL) reviewed full text of each retrieved article to determine whether it met the stated inclusion criteria. Disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer (PG).”
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“Lastly, all studies in this field suffer an unavoidable risk of bias because double-blinding is not possible.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Discussion
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“Second, CBT-I may have advantages when compared to medications, most notably more durable treatment gains that reduce or eliminate the need for long-term pharmacologic treatment.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Discussion
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“Despite the evidence supporting the effectiveness of CBT-I, many providers may not be aware of its existence or know how to refer patients for treatment [39].”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Discussion
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- Not checked yetcites [39] Wetzler RG, Winslow DH: New solutions for treating chronic insomnia: an introduction to behavioral sleep medicine. J Ky Med Assoc. 2006, 104: 502-512.
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“CBT-I is an effective treatment for insomnia that can produce durable results in a relatively brief number of visits.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Conclusion
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“Data on long-term outcomes of CBT-I compared to non-benzodiazepines is still sparse, and inconsistencies in the data comparing CBT-I to benzodiazepines in the short term need to be resolved.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Discussion
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Medications are usually not curative, leading to long-term treatment over many years despite a lack of safety and efficacy data for their long-term use beyond 1–2 years.
“Perhaps the most important disadvantage is that medications are usually not curative, leading to long-term treatment over many years despite a lack of safety and efficacy data for their long-term use beyond 1–2 years.”
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CBT-I has fewer known side effects than medication.
“Treating insomnia with CBT-I, as opposed to medication, has a number of potential advantages, including fewer known side effects”
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There can be substantial differences between automated measures of sleep time and patients' self-reports on sleep diaries.
“There can also be substantial differences between automated measures of sleep time and patients’ self-reports on sleep diaries.”
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Insomnia RCTs generally find larger effects of treatment on subjective measures such as questionnaires than on objective measures of actigraphy and polysomnography.
“In terms of outcome measures, insomnia RCTs generally find larger effects of treatment on subjective measures such as questionnaires than on objective measures of actigraphy and polysomnography.”
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The diagnosis of insomnia relies on patient report and not on a diagnostic laboratory test.
“the diagnosis of insomnia relies on patient report and not on a diagnostic laboratory test.”
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Many patients presenting with insomnia to primary care practices will have secondary or co-morbid insomnia.
“many patients presenting with insomnia to primary care practices will have secondary or co-morbid insomnia”
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“The recommended first-line treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI) does not carry these risks and is therefore preferable for reasons beyond demonstrated efficacy(244-248), efficacy relative to medications(249-253), and effectiveness(254).”
From Sleep: important considerations for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (2016) · cites this paper as [248]
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§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results
“| Wu 2006 [31] | CBT-I: 19 | –32.8 min | +30.3 min | Not reported | +10.2% | | p values based on post-intervention differences |”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results
“| Wu 2006 [32] | RCT | 77 patients | Individual CBT-I 2 per week, 8 weeks | Temazepam, see comment | Sleep diaries, polysomnography | Dose 7.5 mg→30 mg→15 mg over 8 week period |”
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§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results > Patients’ subjective evaluation of sleep
“Both reported that patients were significantly more satisfied with CBT-I than with zopiclone, but they did so using different measures.”
§ Comparative effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: a systematic review > Results > Patients’ subjective evaluation of sleep
“In Morin’s study [31] the Sleep Impairment Index declined 10 points after 24 months for patients treated with CBT-I, but only 4 points for patients given tamezepam (p = 0.01).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mitchell, M. D., Gehrman, P., Perlis, M., & Umscheid, C. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania Health System (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mitchell, Matthew D
- Venue
- BMC Family Practice
- Published
- 2012-05-25
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 40-40
- ISSN
- 1471-2296 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3481424
- OpenAlex
- W2026032799
- Semantic Scholar
- 21aa68d115e33399322c96f824a3fa2bf6eeab3e
- Cited by
- 617
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 33 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 101 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 43 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 32 · 2016: 33 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 32 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 3.56
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- BMC Family Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- University of Pennsylvania
- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Keywords
- cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, insomnia, benzodiazepines, non-benzodiazepine hypnotics, sleep medication, sleep latency, psychological outcomes, adverse effects, comorbid insomnia, primary care, long-term treatment effectiveness
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Quality of Life, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Evidence-Based Medicine, Comparative Effectiveness Research
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