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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Geriatr Nurs. 2008 Nov 13;30(1):36–44. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.05.001

Table 1.

SEP treatment outline

Session 1 Introductions. Discuss causes of sleep problems in dementia. Identify
potential sleep scheduling, daytime inactivity, dietary, environmental,
or health causes for night awakenings. Develop behavioral sleep plan
for the next week.
Session 2 Review success with sleep plan. Describe overall A-B-C approach to
behavioral change.15 Use ABCs to problem-solve any challenges that
emerged in past week adhering to sleep plan. Set goals for upcoming
week.
Session 3 Review success with sleep plan and problem-solve challenges that
emerged in past week. Develop individualized list of pleasant activities
that can be implemented daily with resident in 15-minute increments at
peak napping times during the afternoon and evening.
Session 4 Follow-up on homework. Discuss sleep benefits observed by subjects
since beginning treatment. Develop plan for continued adherence to
behavioral program, and use of ABCs to deal with patient nocturnal
disturbances.