Author(s): Barbaux L; Perrault AA; Cross NE; Weiner OM; Es-Sounni M; Pomares FB; Tarelli L; McCarthy M; Maltezos A; Smith D; Gong K; O' Byrne J; Yue V; Desrosiers C; Clerc D; Andriamampionona F; Lussier D; Gilbert S; Tannenbaum C; Gouin JP; Da ...

Study objectives: Insomnia in older adults is associated with widespread benzodiazepine (BZD) and benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use, despite evidence that chronic use disrupts sleep regulation and cognition. Little is known about BZD/BZRA effects on NREM slow oscillations (SO), spindles ...

Article GUID: 40570297

Author(s): Maltezos A; Perrault AA; Walsh NA; Phillips EM; Gong K; Tarelli L; Smith D; Cross NE; Pomares FB; Gouin JP; Dang-Vu TT;

Study objective: To provide a comprehensive assessment of sleep state misperception in insomnia disorder (INS) and good sleepers (GS) by comparing recordings performed for one night in-lab (PSG and night review) and during several nights at-home (actigraphy and sleep diaries). Methods: Fifty-sev ...

Article GUID: 38325157

Author(s): Gong K; Garneau J; Grenier S; Vasiliadis HM; Dang-Vu TT; Dialahy IZ; Gouin JP;

Objective: To identify sociodemographic, psychological, and health factors related to trajectories of insomnia symptoms in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: From May 2020 to May 2021, 644 older adults (mean age = 78.73, SD = 5.60) completed telephone-administered self-reported measures (ie, Insomnia Severity Index, consensus sleep diari ...

Article GUID: 37380593

Author(s): Perrault AA; Pomares FB; Smith D; Cross NE; Gong K; Maltezos A; McCarthy M; Madigan E; Tarelli L; McGrath JJ; Savard J; Schwartz S; Gouin JP; Dang-Vu TT;

Study objectives: To assess the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) on subjective and objective measures of sleep, sleep-state misperception and cognitive performance. Methods: We performed a randomized-controlled trial with a treatment group and a wait-list control group ...

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