Using Rasch analysis to validate the revised PSQI to assess sleep disorders in Taiwan's hi-tech workers

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 417-425

  Chien, Tsair Wei ^a,b   Hsu, Sen Yen ^a   Tai, Chein ^c   Guo, How Ran ^d   Su, Shih Bin ^a,c,d  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c SOUTHERN TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Rasch analysis; SC_PSQI; Sleep disorders; Unidimensionality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER; TAIWAN; TECHNOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY; WORKER;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; TAIWAN; TECHNOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649118998     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-008-9144-9     Document Type: Article

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