Table 4 PSQI results, HADS results, and use of hypnotics and anti-depressants after 3 months in the intervention group (n = 19) and the control group (n = 13)
| Variable |
Intervention group n (%) |
Control Group n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective sleep quality | |||
| Very good/quite good | 10 (62.5) | 3 (30.0) | 0.107 |
| Very bad/quite bad | 6 (37.5) | 7( 70.0) | |
| Sleep latency (min) | |||
| 0–4 | 14 (82.4) | 5 (45.5) | 0.041 |
| 5–6 | 3 (17.6) | 6 (54.5) | |
| Sleep duration (h) | |||
| 5 h or more | 11 (68.8) | 1 (11.1) | 0.006 |
| < 5 h | 5 (31.3) | 8 (88.9) | |
| Sleep disruptions | |||
| 1–9 | 15 (88.2) | 6 (54.5) | 0.044 |
| 10–27 | 2 (11.8) | 5 (45.5) | |
| Use of a hypnotica | |||
| None in the last month | 10 (58.8) | 4 (36.4) | 0.408 |
| 1 or 2 times per week | 2 (11.8) | 1 (9.1) | |
| 3 or more times per week | 5 (29.4) | 6 (54.5) | |
| Day dysfunction | |||
| 0 | 5 (29.4) | 4 (36.4) | 0.249 |
| 1–2 | 8 (47.1) | 2 (18.2) | |
| 3–6 | 4 (23.5) | 5 (45.5) | |
| HADS depressiona | |||
| None (0–7) | 14 (82.4) | 9 (81.8) | 0.971 |
| Possible (≥ 8) | 3 (17.6) | 2 (18.3) | |
| HADS anxiety | |||
| None (0–7) | 9 (52.9) | 6 (54.5) | 0.934 |
| Possible (≥ 8) | 8 (47.1) | 5 (45.5) | |
| Hypnotic usea | |||
| No | 6 (42.9) | 2 (28.6) | 0.276 |
| Yes | 6 (42.9) | 5 (42.9) | |
| < 4 doses/months | 2 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Beginning hypnotic usea | |||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (33.3) | 0.117 |
| No | 6 (100.0) | 2 (66.7) | |
| Beginning antidepressant usea | |||
| Yes | 1 (7.1) | 3 (33.3) | 0.107 |
| No | 13 (92.9) | 6 (66.7) | |