Original title: Supportive psychotherapy on insomnia induced by COVID-19; Evaluation of patients and hospital staff
Authors: Atieh Sadeghniiat-Haghighi, Arezu Najafi, Khosro Sadeghniiat Haghighi, Arghavan Shafiee-Aghdam, Farzan Vahedifard, Fatemeh Hoshyar Zare, Maryam Tolouei Shivyari, Mohammad Tolouei
In this article, the authors investigate the effects of supportive psychotherapy, specifically Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), in managing insomnia caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on 18 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and assesses the impact of four CBT-I sessions administered by a psychiatrist. Baseline assessments measured sleep efficiency, insomnia severity, and anxiety symptoms. The results reveal that supportive psychotherapy significantly improved outcomes for both patients and hospital staff. Anxiety levels decreased, insomnia severity scores decreased, and sleep quality improved for patients. Staff members also experienced reductions in anxiety and improvements in insomnia severity. Although sleep quality improvements for staff members did not reach statistical significance, the overall findings demonstrate the effectiveness of CBT-I in reducing anxiety, improving insomnia symptoms, and enhancing sleep quality for individuals affected by COVID-19-induced insomnia. The article highlights the need for larger-scale research to validate these outcomes and emphasizes the importance of CBT-I in managing pandemic-related insomnia.
Original article: https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.09561