PSQI
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a questionnaire that measures sleep quality and patterns. It assesses 7 components: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medication, and daytime sleepiness or daytime dysfunction.
- Number of questions
- 19 questions
- Estimated duration
- 4 minutes
- Language
- English
- Original name
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
- Target audience
- Adults
- Authors
- Daniel J. Buysse, Charles F. Reynolds III, Timothy H. Monk, Susan R. Berman, David J. Kupfer (1989)
- Category
- General
Preview of the 19 questions
Scoring & interpretation
When scoring the PSQI, 7 component scores are established, each rated from 0 (no difficulty) to 3 (severe difficulty). These scores are then summed to obtain a global score (ranging from 0 to 21). A high score indicates poorer sleep quality.
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