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01-12-2008 | Original Paper

Using Rasch Analysis to Validate the Revised PSQI to Assess Sleep Disorders in Taiwan’s Hi-tech Workers

Authors: Tsair-Wei Chien, Sen-Yen Hsu, Chein Tai, How-Ran Guo, Shih-Bin Su

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 6/2008

Abstract

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is an effective instrument for measuring the quality of sleep in older adults. In this study, we used Rasch analysis to validate the items of the revised PSQI (SC_PSQI) that contribute to a single construct. A total of 3,742 workers agreed to participate in this study. Both the appropriateness of the scoring rubrics and the unidimensionality of the SC_PSQI scale were investigated. All nine items fit the model’s expectations rather well. These results indicate that the SC_PSQI with a 0 to 2 scoring scale can be used as a unidimensionality to assess sleep quality.

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Title: Using Rasch Analysis to Validate the Revised PSQI to Assess Sleep Disorders in Taiwan’s Hi-tech Workers
Authors: Tsair-Wei Chien
Sen-Yen Hsu
Chein Tai
How-Ran Guo
Shih-Bin Su
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-008-9144-9

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