[Effectiveness of short educational intervention in patients with insomnia in primary care].

ABSTRACT:

Objetive

To evaluate the effectiveness of providing an educational intervention in primary care (PC) alongside a pharmacological treatment for insomnia.

Design

Single blinded non randomised clinical trial.

Location

Two urban primary health centers in Gijón (Asturias, Spain).

Participants

Patients who consulted for insomnia between July 2012-January 2013 and met the inclusion criteria (n=50) were assigned systematically to the control group (CG) or intervention group (IG). All patients initiated treatment with lorazepam 1mg in the evenings and had four weekly 15 min visits plus a follow-up visit after another month.

Interventions

The IG received training for control of stimuli, sleep hygiene and respiration and relaxation techniques in the four visits. Th

SUBMITTER: Gancedo-Garcia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983818 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature