Reability and reproducibility of the Sleep Habits Questionnaire in depressed outpatients

Authors

  • Sarah Laxhmi Chellappa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde
  • John Fontenele Araújo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte; Departamento de Fisiologia; Programa de Pós-Graduação

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832007000500002

Keywords:

Sleep disorders, sleep initiation and maintenance disorder, disorders of excessive somnolence, depressive disorder, questionnaires

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest that, together with clinical assessment, sleep questionnaires can adequately characterize sleep complaints in depressed patients. OBJECTIVE: To determine reability and reproducibility of the Sleep Habits Questionnaire in the identification of sleep disorder complaints, such as insomnia and excessive sleepiness, in depressed outpatients. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with a study sample of 70 depressed patients was conducted in the psychiatry outpatient unit of a general hospital. Patients were interviewed and evaluated by the Sleep Habits in two moments and the study design included a test-retest reliability of the answers, which were analyzed and estimated by means of Kappa coefficient. RESULTS: In the reliability and reproducibility analysis, the Kappa coefficient showed high levels of concordance (0.73 a 0.80) for most questions, and in most of the items coefficients were above 0.75. CONCLUSIONS: The Sleep Habits Questionnaire proved to be reliable for the evaluation of insomnia and excessive sleepiness complaints in depressed outpatients.

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Published

2007-01-01

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How to Cite

Reability and reproducibility of the Sleep Habits Questionnaire in depressed outpatients . (2007). Archives of Clinical Psychiatry, 34(5), 210-214. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-60832007000500002