Title
Psychometric Properties of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in a Cohort of Peruvian Pregnant Women
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
Abstract
Study Objectives: We sought to evaluate the construct validity and factor structure of the Spanish-language version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) among pregnant Peruvian women. Methods: A cohort of 642 women were interviewed at ≤ 16 weeks of gestation. During interview, we ascertained information about lifestyles, demographics, sleep characteristics, and mood symptoms. Stress induced sleep disturbance, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms were evaluated using the Ford Insomnia Response to Stress Test (FIRST), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ- 9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) assessment scales, respectively. Consistency indices, exploratory and confi rmatory factor analyses, correlations, and logistic regressions were used. Results: Both exploratory and confi rmatory factor analyses indicated a three-factor solution: sleep quality, sleep effi ciency, and sleep medication. We observed signifi cantly positive correlations of the PSQI with the FIRST (0.42), the PHQ-9 (0.49), and the GAD-7 (0.46). Poor sleepers (PSQI global score > 5) had signifi cantly increased odds of experiencing stress-induced sleep disturbance (odds ratio, OR = 3.57; 95% CI: 2.40, 5.31), depression (OR = 5.48; 95% CI: 3.58, 8.37), and generalized anxiety disorder (OR = 4.57; 95% CI: 3.08, 6.76). Conclusions: The Spanish-language version of the PSQI instrument was found to have good construct validity among pregnant Peruvian women. Consistent with some other studies, the PSQI was found to have a three-factor structure. Further assessment and validation studies are needed to determine whether the three, factor-specifi c scoring of the PSQI is favored over the PSQI global score in diverse populations.
Start page
869
End page
877
Volume
11
Issue
8
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Epidemiología
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Psicología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84939521533
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
ISSN of the container
15509389
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