Efficacy of Sleep Hygiene Intervention in Elderly With Insomnia

"The intervention will be conducted over 6 weeks, and consist of engaging patients (and caregivers) in two 60-minute face to face sessions 3 weeks apart, and twice weekly telephonic follow ups lasting for 20 minutes each during the 6-week period.~The 2 Direct face to face sessions in local language will focus on health education about sleep. (After taking consent)~1. st session (60 mins) Information will be given about lifestyles that can affect sleep positively or negatively- adequate sleep time required for health, healthy and unhealthy sleep habits~2. nd session Participants will be asked to indicate how many of the sleep hygiene techniques they were able to successfully implement since the previous session Successes and barriers will be discussed. provide solutions for standard difficulties faced Twice a week telephone calls. The participants will be followed up through telephonic conversation twice weekly with a gap of three to four days in between each call."