Morin Late-Life

CBT vs Temazepam for Late-Life Insomnia

Paciente / Población Intervención / Exposición Comparación Desenlace

In 78 older adults with chronic primary insomnia, CBT or temazepam (alone or in combination) reduced wake after sleep onset compared with pill placebo, with only CBT durable at 24 months.

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78
Diseño
RCT, Canada
Desenlace
Polysomnographic and diary sleep measures
Relevancia
2
ResultadoAcute: all active arms > placebo (WASO ↓54%); only CBT-I durable at 24-month follow-up.
Morin CM, et al. JAMA. 1999;281(11):991-999. 10.1001/jama.281.11.991
Discusión y crítica

Defined the long-term advantage of CBT-I over hypnotics in older adults.