초록

Objectives :The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of EFT-I(EFT program for insomnia) for insomnia in the elderly as a preliminary study.

Methods :This study was a single group pre-post comparative study that involved 10 elderly women(mean age=76.3±4.29),
who visited a senior welfare center, complained of insomnia symptoms. Subjects received 8 sessions(twice a week for 4 weeks and 1 hour for each session) of EFT-I group training.
Insomnia severity, depression, state-anxiety,and life satisfaction of each subject were evaluated twice at pre and post of EFT-I. Korean Sleep Scale,
Short form of Geriatric Depression Scale(SGDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI),
and life satisfaction scale were used as evaluation tools. The data were analyzed using paired-samples T-test.

Results :Insomnia severity, life satisfaction, depression, and state-anxiety were significantly improved by EFT-I.

Conclusions :Result of this study showed that EFT-I can be a useful treatment program for elderly insomnia.
Larger clinical trials are needed to verify effect of EFT-I as a community based insomnia management program for the elderly.

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