Subjective Versus Objective Evaluation of Hypnotic Efficacy: Experience with Zolpidem
Kryger M, Steljes D, Pouliot Z, Neufeld H, Odynski T. Subjective Versus Objective Evaluation of Hypnotic Efficacy: Experience with Zolpidem. Sleep 1991, 14: 399-407. PMID: 1759092, DOI: 10.1093/sleep/14.5.399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal sleep timeSleep latencyNumber of awakeningsSleep timePSG findingsPersistent sleepHypnotic efficacySleep qualityPatients' subjective evaluationSubjective sleep qualityDecreased sleep latencyQuality of sleepShortened sleep latencyTotal wake timeObjective measuresPolysomnographic findingsSleepy patientsChronic insomniaWeeks' useIndividual patientsSleep efficiencySubjective reductionSubjective increaseObjective efficacyPatients