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Athens insomnia scale
About: Athens insomnia scale is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 392 publications have been published within this topic receiving 10463 citations.
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TL;DR: The association between insomnia and major depressive episodes has been constantly reported: individuals with insomnia are more likely to have a major depressive illness and longitudinal studies have shown that the persistence of insomnia is associated with the appearance of a new depressive episode.
3,112 citations
TL;DR: The AIS is a self-assessment psychometric instrument designed for quantifying sleep difficulty based on the ICD-10 criteria and is an invaluable tool in sleep research and clinical practice.
1,037 citations
TL;DR: The AIS can be utilized in clinical practice and research, not only as an instrument to measure the intensity of sleep-related problems, but also as a screening tool in reliably establishing the diagnosis of insomnia.
471 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored sleep difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Greek population and found that women and people in urban areas were more vulnerable to sleep problems while younger age showed a non-significant trend.
Abstract: Insomnia is a major health issue associated with great psychological burden. Research of insomnia during a pandemic crisis is limited. The aim of the present study was to explore sleep difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic in a Greek population. The three-day online survey included questions about sociodemographic characteristics, contact with COVID-19 and COVID-19-related negative attitudes, as well as the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), the Intolerance to Uncertainty scale (IUS), the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness scale (JGLS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) Depression Scale. Altogether, 2,427 individuals participated in the study (with 2,363 of them providing all basic demographic data). Sleep problems were detected in 37.6% of the participants. Women and people in urban areas were more vulnerable to sleep problems, while younger age showed a non-significant trend. Those uncertain about having themselves, or someone close to them contracted the virus, also demonstrated elevated insomnia scores. Lastly, according to the regression analysis, higher levels of intolerance to uncertainty, COVID-19-related worry, loneliness, as well as more severe depressive symptoms, were all predictive of insomnia. Results may be used for the development of therapeutic strategies and implementation of social policies to support people with sleep difficulties.
319 citations
TL;DR: The Chinese versions of ISI, AIS and SQI are reliable and valid instruments and appear to have better psychometric properties than the Athens Insomnia Scale, which is significantly correlated with sleep-wake variables, ESS and GHQ-12 scores, smoking and drinking habits, and academic performance.
271 citations