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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Review

Dimensionality of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a systematic review

Authors: Md Dilshad Manzar, Ahmed S. BaHammam, Unaise Abdul Hameed, David Warren Spence, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal, Adam Moscovitch, David L. Streiner

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) dimensionality is much debated, with the greatest number of reported factor structures. Therefore, this review appraised the methodologies of studies investigating the factor structure of the PSQI.

Material and methods

MEDLINE, PsycInfo, AJOL, BASE, Cochrane Library, Directory of Open Access Journals (Lund University), CINAHL, and Embase were searched systematically to include articles published till 23rd March, 2018. The articles with the objective of factor analysis of the PSQI (20 articles) or with a major section on the same subject (25 articles) were included. There was no limitation about participant characteristics. Descriptive analysis of articles for measures of the suitability of the data for factor analysis, details of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and details of the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed.

Results

The analysis used by the majority did not employ the simplest scheme for interpreting the observed data: the parsimony principle. Other shortcomings included under- or non-reporting of sample adequacy measures (11 out of 45 articles), non-use of EFA (20 out of 45 articles), use of EFA without relevant details, non-use of CFA (11 out of 45 articles), and use of CFA without relevant details. Overall, 31 out of 45 articles did not use either EFA or CFA.

Conclusion

We conclude that the various PSQI factor structures for standard sleep assessment in research and clinical settings may need further validation.

Trial registration

Not applicable because this was a review of existing literature.
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Metadata
Title
Dimensionality of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: a systematic review
Authors
Md Dilshad Manzar
Ahmed S. BaHammam
Unaise Abdul Hameed
David Warren Spence
Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal
Adam Moscovitch
David L. Streiner
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-018-0915-x

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