Validation of the Athens Insomnia Scale for screening insomnia in South Korean firefighters and rescue workers

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2391-2395

  Jeong, Hyeonseok S ^a   Jeon, Yujin ^b   Ma, Jiyoung ^b   Choi, Yera ^b   Ban, Soonhyun ^b   Lee, Sooyeon ^b   Lee, Bora ^b   Im, Jooyeon Jamie ^b   Yoon, Sujung ^b   Kim, Jieun E ^b   Lim, Jae ho ^c   Lyoo, In Kyoon ^b  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c Central Officials Training Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Athens Insomnia Scale; Firefighter; Insomnia; Rescue worker; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IDENTIFICATION TEST; ARTICLE; ATHENS INSOMNIA SCALE; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INSOMNIA SEVERITY INDEX; ITEM TOTAL CORRELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOMETRY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP DISORDER ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH KOREAN; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; ROC CURVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84941416717     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-015-0986-7     Document Type: Article

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