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Area of Science:

  • Sleep Medicine
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Insomnia diagnosis relies on subjective sleep reports.
  • Subjective reports may be unreliable and vary by inquiry method.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare within-individual responses to direct versus indirect time queries for sleep metrics.
  • To investigate potential variations in self-reported sleep data based on inquiry method.

Main Methods:

  • 879 adults undergoing polysomnography completed morning questionnaires.
  • Self-reported sleep-wake times were compared using direct (duration) and indirect (clock time) queries.
  • Responses were analyzed in relation to apnea-hypopnea index and insomnia symptoms.

Main Results:

  • Direct and indirect queries matched for sleep latency in only 41% and total sleep time in 5.4% of cases.
  • Discrepancies were not linked to objective sleep metrics but insomnia patients underestimated total sleep.
  • The most common discrepancy showed indirect queries yielding larger sleep durations than direct queries.

Conclusions:

  • Self-reported sleep latency and total sleep time exhibit internal inconsistency.
  • These discrepancies pose challenges for insomnia diagnosis and clinical management.
  • Objective sleep measures can offer valuable supplementary information to subjective reports.