Insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders, with 38.2% of Chinese people suffering from sleep disorders. There are many ways to treat insomnia disorders, but drug therapy is the most commonly used method by medical staff. The cognitive effects of sleep drugs vary in numerous studies, depending on the type and dosage of drugs.This study aims to explore the effects of different types of hypnotic drugs on the treatment of insomnia and cognitive function, hoping to improve the sleep quality and living standards of insomnia patients through this study, and also to obtain some cognitive impairment prevention measures related to insomnia, to provide some theoretical basis for clinical treatment.
All the subjects were assessed for sleep quality, anxiety and depression, and cognitive function. Based on their previous hypnotic medication history, they were divided into a non-medicine group and a benzodiazepine group，and the group taking non-benzodiazepine drugs.The cognitive effects of different hypnotic drugs on patients were evaluated by comparing sleep related scale and cognitive function scale.