SLEEP 2011 Abstract Supplement

B. Clinical Sleep Science III. Sleep Disorders – Insomnia
Methods: Forty-eight patients with primary insomnia (31 females; mean
age = 46.8; mean duration of hypnotics use = 66.7M) were assigned to
two groups: a self-efficacy enhancement (SEE) group (n=24) and a Control
group (n=24). Patients in the SEE group underwent a two-week selfefficacy
enhancement program by providing case examples and verbal
persuasion prior to an eight-week gradual tapering program. Patients in
the Control group underwent the gradual tapering program only.
Results: Patients in SEE group showed significantly greater percentage
of dose reduction than those in Control group (78.62% vs 64.10%; t
=1.92, p