Computer-interfaced operant measurement in treating insomnia.
A sleep assessment method consisting of a computer-interfaced hand-held microswitch and bedswitch was tested in an A-B case study with a 22-year-old male insomniac. A comprehensive stimulus control package was used as part of the treatment package (Azrin, 1977). Computer-generated and self-report data were collected and compared on sleep onset latency and time slept. Computer data also indicated time spent awake at night. Both sets of data showed that treatment was followed by clinically significant decrease in sleep onset latency and an increase in time slept. Computer data indicated a reduction in time spent awake. Twelve-month follow-up self-report data revealed continued improved sleeping.
Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003201:Computers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D011930:Reaction Time; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*