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Translating the insomnia severity index into Arabic
Khaled H Suleiman1, Bernice C Yates
1College of Nursing, Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan. ksuleiman@alzaytoonah.edu.jo
Summary
This study translated the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) into Arabic, finding it reliable and valid for assessing sleep problems in Arabic populations. Further research is recommended in diverse groups.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Sleep Medicine
- Cross-cultural Psychology
Background:
- Sleep problems significantly impact the vitality and quality of life for Arabic populations.
- The Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) is a validated tool for insomnia screening in clinical and research settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To translate the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) into Arabic (Fusha dialect).
- To establish preliminary reliability and validity of the translated Arabic ISI.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive correlational design was employed.
- The ISI was translated into Arabic using the back-translation method.
- The translated ISI was administered to 35 healthy, bilingual Arabic participants alongside other sleep measures.
Main Results:
- The translated Arabic ISI demonstrated good internal consistency reliability (0.84).
- Convergent validity was supported by strong positive correlation with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (r=0.76) and negative correlation with vitality (r=-0.38).
- Item-total correlations ranged from 0.49 to 0.92, indicating good internal consistency.
Conclusions:
- The Arabic translation of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) shows adequate reliability and validity in a community-dwelling Arabic sample.
- The translated ISI is a valuable tool for Arabic researchers to screen for insomnia and inform intervention studies.
- Further validation in larger, diverse Arabic populations, including clinical samples, is warranted.
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