Social Support, Insomnia, and Adherence to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia After Cancer Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective/background

While cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) has been shown to be efficacious in treating cancer survivors' insomnia, 30-60% of individuals have difficulty adhering to intervention components. Psychosocial predictors of adherence and response to CBT-I, such as social support, have not been examined in intervention studies for cancer survivors.

Participants

Data from a randomized placebo-controlled 2 x 2 trial of CBT-I and armodafinil (a wakefulness promoting agent) were used to assess adherence. Ninety-six cancer survivors participated in the trial (mean age 56, 86% female, 68% breast cancer).

Methods

CBT-I and armodafinil were administered over the course of seven weeks, and participants were assessed at baseline, during intervention,

SUBMITTER: Kamen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5577382 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature