SynthesisBMC neurology2020
The effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on insomnia and sleep quality: A systematic review.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for insomnia: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy on sleep quality and insomnia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Shift workers' experiences and views of sleep disturbance, fatigue and healthy behaviors: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Current psychiatry reports · 2021Pooled it
- Integration of sleep and emotion treatment: a randomized trial of transdiagnostic CBT for comorbid insomnia.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Mechanisms of change in an online acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for insomnia.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- A closer look at yoga nidra- early randomized sleep lab investigations.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2023Trial
- Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on mood, sleep quality and quality of life in menopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2022Trial
- Exploring the Association Between Psychological Inflexibility, Experiential Avoidance and Sleep-Related Problems Among Adolescents: The EHDLA Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Insomnia disorder.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- The Role of Sleep Impairment in Associations Between Pain and Nicotine/Tobacco Dependence in Wave 6 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- No more counting sheep? Interoceptive not-distracting as a novel predictor of insomnia symptom severity in college students.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2026Article
- The Future of Insomnia Research-There's Still Work to Be Done.Journal of sleep research · 2025Review
- Insomnia Symptom Improvement as a Mediator for Mental Health Symptom Reduction Following Behavioral Insomnia Treatment Among Women Veterans.Behavior therapy · 2025Article
- Acceptance and commitment therapy for psychiatric inpatients diagnosed with depression and insomnia: a multiple-baseline single-case study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Enhancing emotional intelligence through sleep therapy in high-stress professionals: a case-control study on efficacy and predictive factors.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Development of an Artificial Intelligence-Based Tailored Mobile Intervention for Nurse Burnout: Single-Arm Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Novel treatment based on acceptance and commitment therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: A randomized comparative effectiveness trial in women veterans.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2023Article
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review.Palliative medicine · 2023Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as a type of behavioral therapy, attempts to respond to changes in people's performance and their relationship to events. ACT can affect sleep quality by providing techniques to enhance the flexibility of patients' thoughts, yet maintaining mindfullness. Therefore, for the first time, a systematic review on the effects of ACT on sleep quality has been conducted.
methodsThis systematic review was performed to determine the effect of ACT on insomnia and sleep quality. To collect articles, the PubMed, Web of Science (WOS), Cochrane library, Embase, Scopus, Science Direct, ProQuest, Mag Iran, Irandoc, and Google Scholar databases were searched, without a lower time-limit, and until April 2020.
resultsRelated articles were derived from 9 research repositories, with no lower time-limit and until April 2020. After assessing 1409 collected studies, 278 repetitive studies were excluded. Moreover, following the primary and secondary evaluations of the remaining articles, 1112 other studies were removed, and finally a total of 19 intervention studies were included in the systematic review process. Within the remaining articles, a sample of 1577 people had been assessed for insomnia and sleep quality.
conclusionThe results of this study indicate that ACT has a significant effect on primary and comorbid insomnia and sleep quality, and therefore, it can be used as an appropriate treatment method to control and improve insomnia.
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