Insomnia-focused therapy improved sleep measures in menopausal women
A review of randomized trials found better sleep quality and less severe insomnia, including in programs delivered remotely.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Across the included trials, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia improved sleep quality and reduced insomnia severity in menopausal women. Benefits were reported in analyses of both in-person and remote delivery. The abstract does not specify the comparison treatments, so it cannot show how the therapy compares with any particular alternative or usual-care approach.
The abstract omits control conditions and study-level bias findings. Follow-up lengths varied, and the summary does not isolate how large the benefit remained at the latest assessment.
Delivery formats varied
The review evaluated programs delivered face to face, by telephone or online. It reported favorable findings across delivery subgroups, but that does not establish that these formats produce equivalent results or suit every participant equally well.
Different measures of improvement
Sleep quality and insomnia severity were analyzed separately, using different statistical scales and different participant subsets. The abstract reports improvement in both, but it does not describe how many women achieved remission or a personally meaningful improvement.
The original publication
Effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on sleep quality and insomnia severity index in women with menopausal insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Moon HJ, Yu SN, Hur MH
Womens Health Nurs · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 41531400
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