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April 19, 2026Behavioral Sleep Medicine3 citations

Predictors of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Older Adults

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ATAbbas TabatabaeiENEryen NelsonAGAllison Glaser

Key Points

  • This research examines how baseline sleep self-efficacy and depression severity affect outcomes of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in older adults.
  • Participants underwent six weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).
  • Baseline assessments included measures of sleep self-efficacy and depression severity.
  • Outcomes were measured by reductions in insomnia severity after treatment and during follow-up.
  • Significant reductions in insomnia severity were observed after CBT-I.
  • Both sleep self-efficacy and depression severity predicted lower insomnia severity post-treatment.
  • Sleep self-efficacy was the sole predictor of maintaining treatment gains long-term.

Abstract

Six weeks of CBT-I resulted in significant and sustained reductions in insomnia severity in older adults. Baseline sleep self-efficacy and depression severity significantly predicted lower insomnia severity following CBT-I, whereas only sleep self-efficacy predicted the long-term maintenance of treatment gains. These findings underscore the importance of baseline sleep self-efficacy as key predictor for optimizing treatment planning and long-term outcomes.

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Tabatabaei et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e472d8010ef96374d8eb72https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2026.2657913
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