A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Sleep and Daytime Functioning in College Students

A “Sleep 101” Program for College Students Improves Sleep Hygiene Knowledge and Reduces Maladaptive Beliefs about Sleep

“…Only two of the aforementioned studies 28,31 included cognitive interventions as part of their program for college students. One study, 28 however, did not specifically measure change in thoughts about sleep in response to the intervention; the other study 31 involved modifying beliefs about sleep as part of a standard CBTi package geared toward students with an insomnia diagnosis. Thus, the role of maladaptive beliefs and attitudes about sleep among a general college student population has been neglected.…”

“…[27][28][29][30][31] Brown and colleagues' 27 one meeting Sleep Treatment and Education Program (STEPS) demonstrated improvements after 6 weeks in sleep hygiene practices and sleep quality among college students, compared to a control group. Their program was comprised of a 30-minute educational presentation delivered in an introductory psychology course and focused on sleep hygiene education procedures.…”

A Study on Physical Exercise Habit

“…Taylor & et al pursue a pilot test to understand if cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is an effective intervention for insomnia and daytime functioning in college students. Thirty-four college students are included in this study (Taylor, & et al, 2014). Huang & et al survey 738 college students to assess overweight, obesity, dietary habits, and physical activity (Huang, & et al, 2010).…”

Cognitive behavioral therapy for the management of poor sleep in insomnia disorder

“…Indeed, since the last recommendations for a standard research assessment of insomnia formulated by 25 experts and published in 2006, no CBT-I treatment study has reported all of the recommended "essential" measures suggested by this group. 43,44 Therefore, more studies are now required to not only evaluate sleep but also measures of daytime functioning in response to CBT-I. Generally, in the studies that have attempted to measure daytime functioning, improvements have been found for subjective measures of anxiety, depression, fatigue, and quality of life.…”

“…This may be due to the use of generic measures (eg, the Short Form-36 Health Survey: a measure of health related quality of life) that do not sufficiently take into account the specific domains of functioning relevant to the individual 50 and/or because the patients sampled are relatively healthy, making it difficult to document a significant effect of treatment. 44 Treatment studies should now look to also measure subjective daytime functioning in those with insomnia and in response to CBT-I. This is due to the fact that insomnia requires an explicit impairment of daytime functioning for it to be considered a disorder 1,2 and a true 24-hour problem that impacts on both sleep and wake.…”