Sleep Science (Jul 2016)

Instruments to study sleep disorders in climacteric women

  • Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro,
  • Katherin Portela-Buelvas,
  • Marlon Salguedo-Madrid,
  • Joulen Mo-Carrascal,
  • Carolina Duran-Méndez Leidy

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.slsci.2016.11.001
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 3
pp. 169 – 178

Abstract

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To identify the scales to assess sleep disorders applied to women with climacteric stage. Bibliographical research without intervention, the available information in scientific databases. Performed in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Ebscohos OvidSP and Health Library. The words used in this article: insomnia, adjustment sleep disorder, questionnaires, studies and menopause. Publications of all types were included. Seven scales were identified: Insomnia Severity Index, Athens Insomnia Scale, Pittsburgh Quality of sleep Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Jenkins Sleep Scale, Basic Nordic Sleep Questionnaire and The St Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire. There are validated scales in multiple languages and considered appropriate for studying sleep disorders.

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