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Cathy A. Alessi
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 147
Citations - 20476
Cathy A. Alessi is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sleep disorder & Actigraphy. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 131 publications receiving 17973 citations. Previous affiliations of Cathy A. Alessi include United States Department of Veterans Affairs & Veterans Health Administration.
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Human factors/usability barriers to home medical devices among individuals with disabling conditions: in-depth interviews with positive airway pressure device users.
Constance H. Fung,Constance H. Fung,Uyi Igodan,Cathy A. Alessi,Cathy A. Alessi,Jennifer L. Martin,Jennifer L. Martin,Joseph M. Dzierzewski,Joseph M. Dzierzewski,Karen R. Josephson,B. Josea Kramer,B. Josea Kramer +11 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that home medical devices such as PAP may not be currently designed to meet the needs of some users with physical/sensory impairments, as an initial step in designing a questionnaire to survey users about this topic.
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Patterns and predictors of sleep quality before, during, and after hospitalization in older adults.
Joseph M. Dzierzewski,Michael N. Mitchell,Juan Carlos Rodriguez,Juan Carlos Rodriguez,Constance H. Fung,Stella Jouldjian,Cathy A. Alessi,Jennifer L. Martin +7 more
TL;DR: Logistic regression analyses indicated that higher pain and depressive symptoms were consistently associated with an increased likelihood of being classified as a chronic poor sleeper, and Clinicians should exercise caution in assessing sleep quality in inpatient settings.
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Acceptability of Medication and Nonmedication Treatment for Insomnia Among Female Veterans: Effects of Age, Insomnia Severity, and Psychiatric Symptoms.
Najwa C. Culver,Yeonsu Song,Sarah Kate McGowan,Constance H. Fung,Michael N. Mitchell,Juan Carlos Rodriguez,Joseph M. Dzierzewski,Karen R. Josephson,Stella Jouldjian,Donna L. Washington,Elizabeth M. Yano,C. Amanda Schweizer,Cathy A. Alessi,Jennifer L. Martin +13 more
TL;DR: Female veterans are more likely to find nonmedication insomnia treatment acceptable compared with medication treatment, and efforts to educate providers about these preferences and about the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia may serve to connect female veterans who have insomnia to the treatment they prefer.
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CBT for late-life insomnia and the accuracy of sleep and wake perceptions: Results from a randomized-controlled trial.
Joseph M. Dzierzewski,Jennifer L. Martin,Constance H. Fung,Yeonsu Song,Lavinia Fiorentino,Stella Jouldjian,Juan Carlos Rodriguez,Juan Carlos Rodriguez,Michael N. Mitchell,Karen R. Josephson,Cathy A. Alessi +10 more
TL;DR: Improving sleep quality appears to be a viable path to improving sleep perception and may contribute to the underlying effectiveness of cognitive‐behavioural therapy for insomnia.
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Randomized controlled trial of an integrated approach to treating insomnia and improving the use of positive airway pressure therapy in veterans with comorbid insomnia disorder and obstructive sleep apnea.
Cathy A. Alessi,Constance H. Fung,Joseph M. Dzierzewski,Lavinia Fiorentino,Carl Stepnowsky,Carl Stepnowsky,Juan Carlos Rodriguez Tapia,Yeonsu Song,Michelle Zeidler,Karen R. Josephson,Michael N. Mitchell,Stella Jouldjian,Jennifer L. Martin +12 more
TL;DR: An intervention integrating CBTI with a PAP adherence program delivered by a supervised sleep coach improved sleep and PAP use in adults with comorbid insomnia and OSA.