The reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (original) (raw)

Abstract

Purpose

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a self-reported questionnaire that measures sleep quality during the previous month. The aims of this study were to analyze the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the PSQI (PSQI-K) and to evaluate its usefulness.

Methods

We developed the PSQI-K, which involved translating the original PSQI into Korean and then translating back into English to check its accuracy. We tested the validity of the PSQI-K on a total of 394 individuals: 261 with poor sleep (primary insomnia, n = 211; narcolepsy, n = 50) and 133 with good sleep. All subjects completed the PSQI-K, 285 had overnight nocturnal polysomnography, and 53 were randomly selected for a retest with the questionnaire after 2–4 weeks without any intervening treatment. The mean PSQI-K global scores in each group were analyzed after adjusting for age and sex.

Results

Cronbach's α coefficient for internal consistency of the total score of the PSQI-K was 0.84 which shows high reliability. Sensitivity and specificity for distinguishing poor and good sleepers were 0.943 and 0.844 using the best cutoff point of 8.5. The total and component scores of the PSQI-K for insomnia and narcolepsy were significantly higher than those for controls (p < 0.05). The test–retest correlation coefficient was 0.65 for the total score (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference between the two values using the paired t tests.

Conclusions

The PSQI-K is a reliable and valid questionnaire for evaluating sleep quality in patients with sleep disorders.

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Acknowledgments

Many thanks to Dr. Daniel J. Buysse, who granted us permission to use his questionnaire and who helped in our study. This work was supported by the brain research-promoting grant from Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center.

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  1. Department of Neurology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 194 Dongsan-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu, 700-712, South Korea
    Seung Il Sohn, Do Hyung Kim & Yong Won Cho
  2. Preventive Medicine, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
    Mi Young Lee

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  1. Seung Il Sohn
  2. Do Hyung Kim
  3. Mi Young Lee
  4. Yong Won Cho

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Correspondence toYong Won Cho.

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Sohn, S.I., Kim, D.H., Lee, M.Y. et al. The reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.Sleep Breath 16, 803–812 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-011-0579-9

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