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KMID : 0895320170260020183
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Korean Journal of Research in Gerontology
2017 Volume.26 No. 2 p.183 ~ p.199
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Reviewing the Efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia in Older Adults
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Kim Eun-Joo
Kim Sung-Jung
Youn Ga-Hyun
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Abstract
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Most people have experienced sleep disorders such as insomnia several times in their life, but older adults tend to experience insomnia more often than younger generations. They tend to suffer from chronic insomnia owing to the physical changes and/or daily hassles that occur as they get older, and negative consequences of insomnia in old age include at least psychological difficulties and high risk for physical health. Many people would easily choose pharmacologic treatments for insomnia, but it has been empirically known that cognitive and/or behavioral therapies for elderly patients with chronic insomnia are more effective in enhancing sleep quality and quantity treating chronic insomnia than drug therapy. Despite the higher effectiveness, it seems that many people including health professionals lack of understanding or interest in the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for the chronic insomnia. Thus, the efficacy of the cognitive behavioral therapy was stressed in terms of enhancing quality of life for older adults who suffer from insomnia in this paper.
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KEYWORD
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Older adults, Chronic Insomnia, Sleep disorder, Cognitive behavioral therapy
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