View : 1227 Download: 0
Validation of the Athens Insomnia Scale for screening insomnia in South Korean firefighters and rescue workers
- Title
- Validation of the Athens Insomnia Scale for screening insomnia in South Korean firefighters and rescue workers
- Authors
- Jeong, Hyeonseok S.; Jeon, Yujin; Ma, Jiyoung; Choi, Yera; Ban, Soonhyun; Lee, Sooyeon; Lee, Bora; Im, Jooyeon Jamie; Yoon, Sujung; Kim, Jieun E.; Lim, Jae-ho; Lyoo, In Kyoon
- Ewha Authors
- 김지은; 류인균; 윤수정; 전유진
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 김지은; 류인균; 윤수정; 전유진
- Issue Date
- 2015
- Journal Title
- QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
- ISSN
- 0962-9343
1573-2649
- Citation
- QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 2391 - 2395
- Keywords
- Insomnia; Firefighter; Rescue worker; Validation; Athens Insomnia Scale
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Sleep problems are a major cause of occupational stress in firefighters and rescue workers. We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) among South Korean firefighters and rescue workers. Structured clinical interviews and self-report questionnaires were administered to 221 firefighters and rescue workers. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Short-Form 36-item Health Survey (SF36), and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) were used to examine convergent and divergent validity. Test-retest reliability was calculated from a subsample (n = 24). Analysis of internal consistency, factor analysis, and receiver operator characteristic curve analysis were conducted. Cronbach's alpha was 0.88. The mean item-total correlation coefficient was 0.73. The test-retest reliability was excellent (ICC = 0.94). Significant correlations of the AIS with the PSQI, ISI, ESS, and SF36 confirmed convergent validity. Nonsignificant associations of the AIS with the AUDIT-C and socioeconomic status showed divergent validity. Factor analysis revealed a one-factor structure. For groups with different symptom severity, group-specific cutoff scores which may improve positive predictive values were suggested. The AIS may be a useful tool with good reliability and validity for screening insomnia symptoms in firefighters and rescue workers.
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11136-015-0986-7
- Appears in Collections:
- 일반대학원 > 뇌·인지과학과 > Journal papers
- Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
- Export
- RIS (EndNote)
- XLS (Excel)
- XML