Implementation and Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Geriatric Primary Care

OBJECTIVES: We evaluated a plan for implementation and effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) in geriatric primary care by a geropsychologist.

METHODS: The flow of referrals to a geropsychologist was tracked and, among those eligible and interested in participating, success in deprescribing sleep medications and the effectiveness of CBT-I were documented.

RESULTS: Seventy patients were referred for evaluation of whom 62 were eligible for CBT-I; 34 began CBT-I and 29 completed a full course of treatment. Almost two-thirds of treatment completers were the "old old" (76-84 years) and "oldest old" (85-93 years) with multiple medical problems. Most treatment completers taking sleep medications had them deprescribed at the beginning of treatment and, one year after treatment, did not have them re-prescribed. After CBT-I, two-thirds of patients met the insomnia severity index criteria for response; and three-fifths for remission from insomnia. Further, most patients had sustained improvement in their target insomnia symptom(s) and sleep efficiency.

CONCLUSIONS: CBT-I can be implemented in geriatric primary care with successful deprescribing of sleep medications and meaningful improvement in symptoms of insomnia in a group of older adults of advanced age with multiple medical problems.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Clinical gerontologists can play an important role in improving late life insomnia.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Clinical gerontologist - 47(2024), 3 vom: 13. Apr., Seite 507-514

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hinrichsen, Gregory A [VerfasserIn]
Leipzig, Rosanne M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Deprescribing
Dissemination
Evidence-based
Journal Article
Psychotherapy
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.04.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07317115.2022.2104675

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344988678