Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on the sleep disorder of the patients with ankylosing spondylitis(AS).Methods:Eighty-eight patients with AS complicated with sleep disorder were randomly divided into control and observation group(44 cases each group) according to admission time.The control group were treated with basic therapy,the observation group were treated with cognitive behavioral therapy based on basic therapy.The sleep qualities in two groups were observed.Results:After treatment,the score of Pittsburgh sleep qualily index factor and total score of the observation group were significantly lower than those before treatment and in control group(P0.01).Conclusions:Cognitive behavioral therapy can effectively improve the sleep quality of AS patients.