在大麻干预试验期间,青少年和年轻人的大麻使用和睡眠之间的动态关联
Jamie E Parnes1,2, Kirstyn N Smith-LeCavalier3,4, Samuel N Meisel5
1Center for Alcohol & Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
概括
患有大麻使用障碍的青少年和年轻人在治疗期间可能会出现睡眠问题. 专注于睡眠管理的早期干预对于成功戒除大麻在这个人群中至关重要.
科学领域:
- 药物中毒药物 药物中毒药物
- 睡眠科学 睡眠科学
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
背景情况:
- 改善青少年和年轻人 (AYA) 的大麻治疗是公共卫生优先事项.
- 睡眠困难可能是治疗的障碍,因为AYA可能会使用大麻作为睡眠辅助剂,戒断可能导致与戒断有关的睡眠问题.
- 很少有研究使用日间分析来检查大麻使用,大麻使用障碍 (CUD) 和AYA治疗期间的睡眠关联.
研究的目的:
- 检查AYA CUD治疗期间大麻使用和睡眠困难之间的日间和时间关联.
- 调查这些关联在治疗过程中如何变化.
- 为了确定CUD的严重程度是否能缓解这些关联.
主要方法:
- AYA (N=65,年龄15-24岁) 在认知行为疗法加动机增强疗法期间完成了为期42天的生态瞬间评估研究.
- 参与者每天报告大麻使用量,睡眠时间和睡眠困难.
- 时间变化效应建模被用于分析日级关联和根据CUD严重程度的适度.
主要成果:
- 在第一个星期,大麻使用与严重CUD的睡眠时间更长和轻度CUD的睡眠时间更短有关.
- 在第二周,增加大麻使用与睡眠时间缩短相关,无论CUD的严重程度如何.
- 在最初的两周内,大麻使用与睡眠困难的减少有关;否则,大麻使用与睡眠持续时间和睡眠困难无关.
结论:
- 用CUD治疗AYA的临床医生应在治疗早期优先考虑睡眠管理技能.
- 解决睡眠困难对于改善CUD青少年和年轻成年人的治疗结果至关重要.
- 日间时间分析为治疗期间的大麻睡眠关系提供了细微的见解.
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