Instruments to study sleep disorders in climacteric women

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:...

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Main Authors: Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro, Katherin Portela-Buelvas, Marlon Salguedo-Madrid, Joulen Mo-Carrascal, Carolina Duran-Méndez Leidy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2016-07-01
Series:Sleep Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1984006316300852
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1984-0063