Use of progressive relaxation training for chronic alcoholics with insomnia
Date
1998
Authors
Greeff A.P.
Conradie W.S.
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Abstract
To assess the effect of progressive relaxation training on insomnia in institutionalised chronic alcoholic men, 22 subjects between the ages of 20 and 60 years, were randomly allocated to treatment and control groups. The treatment group received 10 sessions of progressive relaxation training over a 2-wk. period after which both groups completed a postexperimental questionnaire. Analysis showed a significant improvement in the sleeping patterns of the treated group, but no changes in the sleeping patterns of the control group. In addition, a distribution-free two-sample permutation test to compare mean differences of the groups confirmed that a significantly greater change occurred in the quality of the sleeping patterns of the treated group.
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adult, alcoholism, article, chronic disease, clinical trial, human, insomnia, male, middle aged, randomized controlled trial, relaxation training, standard, treatment outcome, Adult, Alcoholism, Chronic Disease, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Relaxation Techniques, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Treatment Outcome
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Psychological Reports
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82
2