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[Sleep self-report measures: a literature review]
Monica Martoni1, Manuela Biagi
1Servizio per la Valutazione e il Trattamento Comportamentale dei Disturbi del Sonno Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università di Bologna, Bologna. monica.martoni@unibo.it
Epidemiologia E Psichiatria Sociale
|March 13, 2008
Summary
Sleep disorders are common and often underestimated. This review describes inexpensive self-report sleep assessment tools for clinical use.
Area of Science:
- Sleep Medicine
- Psychometrics
Context:
- Sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, are prevalent in the general population.
- Sleep complaints are frequently associated with various mental and physical health conditions.
- The assessment and treatment of sleep disorders remain underestimated in clinical practice.
Purpose:
- To review and describe inexpensive and user-friendly self-report sleep assessment measures.
- To identify available tools for evaluating sleep quality and interference.
- To highlight the need for standardized sleep assessment in routine diagnostics.
Summary:
- A literature search up to December 2006 identified international and Italian self-report sleep assessment tools.
- International tools vary in measured aspects, population, structure, and psychometric properties, often focusing on sleep quality and interference.
- The availability of such tools in the Italian literature is limited.
Impact:
- Identifies characteristics for an ideal sleep assessment tool for routine clinical integration.
- Provides a foundation for developing more accessible and effective sleep evaluation methods.
- Underscores the importance of accessible sleep assessment in managing sleep disorders and associated conditions.
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