TY - JOUR
T1 - The Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Sleep-Related Practices, Beliefs, and Attitudes
AU - Grandner, Michael A.
AU - Jackson, Nicholas
AU - Gooneratne, Nalaka S.
AU - Patel, Nirav P.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was performed at the University of Pennsylvania, and was supported by grant number T32HL007713 and a National Institute of Health, Resource Center for Minority Aging Research pilot grant. Individuals interested in obtaining a copy of the SPAQ may contact Dr. Grandner.
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - There are no established questionnaires that evaluate habitual sleep practices in the context of beliefs and attitudes about sleep. This study describes an effort to develop and evaluate a questionnaire that assesses habitual sleep; behaviors associated with sleep and potential sleep problems; sleep hygiene; social and environmental determinants of sleep; beliefs and attitudes about sleep as it relates to health, safety, and functioning; and knowledge about sleep. A total of 124 participants completed the final questionnaire. Overall, the questionnaire and subscales demonstrated moderate internal consistency, and concurrent and divergent validity were demonstrated by comparing various subscales to existing measures. Future studies may utilize the descriptive data to determine the role of behavioral, social, and environmental determinants of healthy sleep.
AB - There are no established questionnaires that evaluate habitual sleep practices in the context of beliefs and attitudes about sleep. This study describes an effort to develop and evaluate a questionnaire that assesses habitual sleep; behaviors associated with sleep and potential sleep problems; sleep hygiene; social and environmental determinants of sleep; beliefs and attitudes about sleep as it relates to health, safety, and functioning; and knowledge about sleep. A total of 124 participants completed the final questionnaire. Overall, the questionnaire and subscales demonstrated moderate internal consistency, and concurrent and divergent validity were demonstrated by comparing various subscales to existing measures. Future studies may utilize the descriptive data to determine the role of behavioral, social, and environmental determinants of healthy sleep.
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U2 - 10.1080/15402002.2013.764530
DO - 10.1080/15402002.2013.764530
M3 - Article
C2 - 23514261
AN - SCOPUS:84893237481
SN - 1540-2002
VL - 12
SP - 123
EP - 142
JO - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
JF - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
IS - 2
ER -