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Protecting sleep quality in later life
— a pilot study of bed restriction and sleep hygiene | | Author(s) | Carolyn C Hock, Charles F Reynolds III, Daniel J Buysse |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 56B, no 1, January 2001 |
| Pages | pp P52-P59 |
| Keywords | Sleep behaviour ; Quality ; Time duration ; Behaviour modification ; Pilot ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The authors tested two interventions for improving sleep consolidation and depth in 21 normal older participants with no sleep disorders: a modification of sleep restriction therapy, and sleep-hygiene education. The participants were randomised to sleep hygiene (comprising, for example, regular bed-time, and attention to diet, exercise and the effects of stimulants and medicines) plus bed restriction (restricting time in bed to 30 minutes per night for one year) or to sleep hygiene alone. Those in the bed restriction group showed a median increase in sleep efficiency of 6.1% versus 1.9% in those receiving sleep hygiene instruction. Self-reported mood on awakening in the morning showed greater improvement over the first eight weeks in the sleep hygiene condition. The use of sleep hygiene was associated with initial improvement in daytime well-being, whereas bed restriction led to sustained improvements in sleep continuity and sleep depth. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010307221 A |
| Classmark | CG: 59: 4N: LODM: 4UC: 7T |
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