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Table 3 Changes in clinical symptom scales and sleep parameters after CBT presented for the separate subgroups.

From: Discontinuation of hypnotics during cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia

 

Hypnotics non-abusing

(N = 13)

Hypnotics abusing

(N = 15)

Significance

Insomnia Severity Index [ISI]

-5.7 (s.d. 4.93)

-6.9 (s.d. 3.97)

p = 0.48a

Epworth Sleepiness Scale [ESS]

-2.00 (IQR -4.0 – 0)*

-1.5 (IQR -2.5 – 0.25)*

p = 0.43b

Beck Depression Inventory [BDI]

-4.33 (s.d. 4.53)

-3.50 (s.d. 3.94)

p = 0.61a

Beck Anxiety Inventory [BAI]

-5.00 (s.d. 4.60)

-4.71 (s.d. 5.77)

p = 0.88a

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression [HAMD]

-4.0 (IQR -9.0 – -2.0)*

-3.50 (IQR -9.75 – -2.75)*

p = 0.98b

modified Clinical Global Impression Improvement [mCGI-I]

4.0 (IQR 3.0–5.0)*

3.0 (IQR 2.0–4.0)*

p = 0.16b

Total sleep time TST [min]

84.60 (s.d. 101.36)

83.28 (s.d. 137.99)

p = 0.98a

Sleep latency SL [min]

-12.25 (IQR -25.0 – 2.0)*

-17.00 (IQR -31.68 – -5.75)*

p = 0.48b

Sleep efficiency SE (%)

6.16 (s.d. 6.12)

19.95 (s.d. 25.0)

p = 0.02 a

Wake after sleep onset WASO (min)

-25.81 (s.d. 28.69)

-36.86 (s.d. 71.94)

p = 0.003 a

Stage 1 [min]

-4.20 (s.d. 21.17)

-2.64 (s.d. 26.11)

p = 0.87a

Stage 2 [min]

-3.43 (s.d. 56.79)

-4.88 (s.d. 49.25)

p = 0.94a

Stage 3+4 [min]

68.34 (s.d. 98.00)

61.90 (s.d. 86.46)

p = 0.86a

REM [min]

45.88 (s.d. 69.41)

36.23 (s.d. 52.13)

p = 0.68a

  1. In most cases change is expressed as the mean difference (standard deviation) between values obtained after and before therapy. Characters in bold indicate significance (p < 0.05).
  2. * Data are presented as median (interquartile range) due to non-normal data distribution
  3. a – One-way ANOVA; b – Mann-Whitney U Test;
  4. IQR – interquartile range; s.d. – standard deviation; N.S. – non significant