Effects of sedative-hypnotics on sleep quality among patients with insomnia: evidence from an observational, pre-post study in India

Table 3 Sleep quality among study patients: pre and post sedative-hypnotic treatment

Variable	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment	Pre-post comparison
Variable	Pre-treatment	Post-treatment	Mean difference (95%) CI	P-value (Bonferroni-adjusted)
Mean (SD) sleep duration, hours*	4.70 (1.18)	6.90 (1.03)	2.2 (2.0, 2.4)	< 0.001
Mean (SD) sleep latency, minutes*	22.50 (8.50)	7.90 (4.30)	14.6 (12.5, 16.7)	< 0.001
Mean (SD) Sleep efficiency score*	2.28 (0.60)	0.63 (0.63)	−1.7 (− 1.5, − 1.8)	< 0.001
Experience Day Dysfunction due to sleepiness (Percentage, yes) ┼	39.3% (n = 73)	24.2% (n = 45)	─	0.0001

*The mean score differences were compared using a linear mixed model, adjusting for age, gender and primary diagnosis for hospitalization. ┼ McNemar’s test was performed for pre-treatment and post-treatment comparison patients experiencing day dysfunction

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