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Athens Insomnia Scale: validation of an instrument based on ICD-10 criteria
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Objectives To describe and validate the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS).Methods The AIS is a self-assessment psychometric instrument designed for quantifying sleep difficulty based on the ICD-10 criteria. It consists of eight items: the first five pertain to sleep induction, awakenings during the night, final awakening, total sleep duration, and sleep quality; while the last three refer to well-being, functioning capacity, and sleepiness during the day. Either the entire eight-item scale (AIS-8) or the brief five-item version (AIS-5), which contains only the first five items, can be utilized. The validation of the AIS was based on its administration to 299 subjects: 105 primary insomniacs, 144 psychiatric patients and 50 non-patient controls.Results Regarding internal consistency, for both versions of the scale, the Cronbach's alpha was around 0. 90 and the mean item-total correlation coefficient was about 0.70. Moreover, in the factor analysis, the scale emerged as a sole component. The test-retest reliability correlation coefficient was found almost 0.90 at a 1-week interval. As far as external validity is concerned, the correlations of the AIS-8 and AIS-5 with the Sleep Problems Scale were 0.90 and 0.85, respectively.Conclusion The high measures of consistency, reliability, and validity of the AIS make it an invaluable tool in sleep research and clinical practice.
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“Baseline diameter of the left ventricle (LVD), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) and confusion score were independent predictors for HAH.”
MethodYabe, Y., Hagiwara, Y., Sekiguchi, T., Sugawara, Y., Sato, M., Kanazawa, K., Koide, M., Itaya, N., Tsuchiya, M., Tsuji, I., et al. (2016) · Journal of Orthopaedic Science · doi:10.1016/j.jos.2016.11.003 · Cited by 20
Obesity is associated with a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged women
Blümel, J. E., Arteaga, E., Mezones‐Holguín, E., Zúñiga, M. C., Witis, S., Vallejo, M. S., Tserotas, K., Sánchez, H., Onatra, W., Ojeda, E., et al. (2017) · Gynecological Endocrinology · doi:10.1080/09513590.2016.1269741 · Cited by 20
“Insomnia was defined as a score 6 in the Athens Insomnia Scale [18].”
MethodYabe, Y., Hagiwara, Y., Sekiguchi, T., Sugawara, Y., Tsuchiya, M., Koide, M., Itaya, N., Yoshida, S., Sogi, Y., Yano, T., et al. (2018) · The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine · doi:10.1620/tjem.244.25 · Cited by 20
“Following the previous studies, psychological distress and social isolation were defined as a score of ≥ 10/24 on the K6 (Suzuki et al. 2014) and < 12/30 on the LSNS-6 (Sone et al. 2016), respectively.”
BackgroundMethodInfluentialGuo, Y., Hu, H., Liu, Y., Leng, Y., Gao, X., Cui, Q., Chen, J., Geng, B., & Zhou, Y. (2018) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207392 · Cited by 20
Ämmälä, A., Urrila, A. S., Lahtinen, A., Santangeli, O., Hakkarainen, A., Kantojärvi, K., Castaneda, A. E., Lundbom, N. M. I., MARTTUNEN, M. J., & Paunio, T. (2019) · Sleep Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2019.01.050 · Cited by 21
Yang, Y., Zhang, H., Li, Y., Liu, Z., Liu, S., Li, X., Fan, G., Xu, Y. J., & Wang, B. (2021) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.068 · Cited by 20
The Subjective Sleep Quality and Heart Rate Variability in Hemodialysis Patients
Wei, C., Chung, T.-C., Wu, S.-C., Chung, C.-F., & Wu, W.-P. (2011) · Renal Failure · doi:10.3109/0886022x.2010.541578 · Cited by 20
Black, D. S., O’Reilly, G. A., Olmstead, R., Breen, E. C., & Irwin, M. R. (2014) · Contemporary Clinical Trials · doi:10.1016/j.cct.2014.06.013 · Cited by 21
“Insomnia symptom will be measured with the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) [33], a validated 8-item self-report questionnaire that assesses sleep difficulty.”
Depression and Insomnia Are Closely Associated with Thyroid Hormone Levels in Chronic Hepatitis B
Huang, X., Zhang, H., Qu, C., Liu, Y., Bian, C., & Xu, Y. (2019) · Medical Science Monitor · doi:10.12659/msm.914444 · Cited by 19
Sikaras, C., Pachi, A., Alikanioti, S., Ilias, Ι., Sideri, E. P., Tselebis, A., & Παναγιώτου, Α. (2025) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs15020126 · Cited by 29
“The Greek version of the AIS has demonstrated good psychometric properties (Soldatos et al., 2000; Tselebis et al., 2020).”
Mobile sensor-based community gaming for improving vocational students’ sleep and academic outcomes
Wang, J.-S., Gamble, J. H., & Yang, Y.-T. C. (2020) · Computers & Education · doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103812 · Cited by 19
Otsuka, T., Hori, H., Yoshida, F., Itoh, M., Lin, M., Niwa, M., Ino, K., Imai, R., Ogawa, S., Matsui, M., et al. (2020) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.10.045 · Cited by 20
Itani, O., Kaneita, Y., Otsuka, Y., Tokiya, M., Jike, M., Matsumoto, Y., Nakagome, S., & Kinoshita, Y. (2021) · Sleep and Biological Rhythms · doi:10.1007/s41105-021-00339-4 · Cited by 19
“The AIS is a questionnaire designed to assess the severity of insomnia and is based on the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision [15].”
MethodInfluentialTzenetidis, V., Papathanasiou, I., Tzenetidis, N., Nikolentzos, A., Sarafis, P., & Malliarou, M. M. (2021) · Materia Socio Medica · doi:10.5455/msm.2021.33.124-130 · Cited by 19
“The last three items correspond to daytime symptoms which are the result of nocturnal sleep difficulties (14).”
BackgroundXi, Z., Wei, X., Ye, Z., Wang, K., & Zhou, J. J. (2022) · Frontiers in Oncology · doi:10.3389/fonc.2022.921151 · Cited by 19
“One RCT (44) using AIS showed that AIS scores in the observation group and the control group were not statistically significant (P>0.05) (MD -0.17, 95%CI, -1.93 to 1.59, P=0.85) (Table 5).”
MethodInfluentialGarcía-Sánchez, J., Mafla-España, M. A., Torregrosa, M. D., & Cauli, O. (2022) · The Breast · doi:10.1016/j.breast.2022.11.007 · Cited by 22
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Ujma, P. P., Horváth, C. G., & Bódizs, R. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-023-39011-x · Cited by 21
Insomnia és elalvást segítő szokások felmérése felnőttek körében
Fusz, K., Faludi, B., Pusztai, D., Sebők, N., & Olah, A. (2016) · Orvosi Hetilap · doi:10.1556/650.2016.30593 · Cited by 22
Affective Temperaments, Mood, and Insomnia Symptoms in a Nonclinical Sample
Oniszczenko, W., Rzeszutek, M., & Stanisławiak, E. (2017) · Behavioral Sleep Medicine · doi:10.1080/15402002.2017.1357121 · Cited by 19
Evidence Base Update on Assessing Sleep in Youth
Meter, A. V., & Anderson, E. A. (2020) · Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology · doi:10.1080/15374416.2020.1802735 · Cited by 21
Fusz, K., Kívés, Z., Pakai, A., Kutfej, N., Deák, A., & Olah, A. (2021) · Work · doi:10.3233/wor-203366 · Cited by 19
“The cumulative score of the Athens Insomnia Scale [34] used generally in the assessment of sleep quality andtheBSWSQ-Htotalscoreshowsasignificantcor-relation( p < 0.001; r = 0.61).”
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Karfopoulou, E., Anastasiou, C. A., Hill, J. O., & Yannakoulia, M. (2014) · Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism · doi:10.3233/mnm-140022 · Cited by 19
“Moreover, sleep quality is assessed by the Athens Insomnia Scale – AIS [32], which examines the frequency of sleep disturbances such as difficulty falling asleep and mid-sleep awakenings.”
MethodBorgers, A. J., Romeijn, N., Someren, E. J. W. V., Fliers, E., Alkemade, A., & Bisschop, P. H. L. T. (2011) · Clinical Endocrinology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04053.x · Cited by 19
Sleep disturbance as a proximal predictor of suicidal intent in recently hospitalized attempters
Ferentinos, P. P., Porichi, E., Christodoulou, C., Dikeos, D. G., Papageorgiou, C., & Douzenis, A. (2015) · Sleep Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2015.10.021 · Cited by 19
“Temporally proximal insomnia (ie, reported during the two weeks preceding the attempt) was retrospectively assessed with the eight-item Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) [20]; a score of six or higher suggests a diagnosis of insomnia [21].”
MethodRomain, C., Alcaráz, P. E., Chung, L. H., & Cases, J. (2017) · International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition · doi:10.1080/09637486.2017.1292221 · Cited by 19
“Subjective sleep complaints and corresponding impacts on well-being and functioning were assessed with the 8-item Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS-8) (Soldatos et al. 2000).”
MethodSleep and slow-wave activity in depressed adolescent boys: a preliminary study
Santangeli, O., Porkka‐Heiskanen, T., Virkkala, J., Castaneda, A. E., MARTTUNEN, M. J., Paunio, T., & Urrila, A. S. (2017) · Sleep Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2017.06.029 · Cited by 20
“The shorter TST observed in our sample of depressed adolescents as compared to healthy controls may be due to insomnia symptoms (difficulties in falling asleep, disrupted sleep continuity, and earlymorning awakenings), which is evidenced by significantly higher AIS scores in depressed boys compared to controls.”
MethodInfluentialLooijesteijn, E., Schoemaker, M. H., van den Belt, M., Hester, E. R., Kortman, G. A. M., van Dongen, M. V., & Nauta, A. (2024) · Frontiers in Nutrition · doi:10.3389/fnut.2024.1440319 · Cited by 19
“This is a self-reported, psychometric, validated questionnaire designed to quantify sleep difficulty based on the ICD-10 criteria (39).”
MethodFang, J., Liang, H., Chen, M., Zhao, Y., & Wei, L. (2024) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-024-05431-1 · Cited by 19
“…Index, BI) [18], nutritional status (evaluated by the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002, NRS2002) [19], pain (measured by the Numerical Rating Scale, NRS) [20], sleep quality (measured by the Athens Insomnia Scale, AIS) [21], and depression (measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ) [22].”
MethodBenham, G. (2021) · Stress and Health · doi:10.1002/smi.3055 · Cited by 19
Clinical Profile and Aspects of Differential Diagnosis in Patients with ME/CFS from Latvia
Krūmiņa, A., Vecvagare, K., Svirskis, Š., Grāvelsiņa, S., Nora-Krūkle, Z., Gintere, S., & Murovska, M. (2021) · Medicina · doi:10.3390/medicina57090958 · Cited by 18
“Regarding sleep disturbances, we included a self-reported questionnaire—Athens Insomnia Scale 8 [30]—to assess insomnia symptoms, which included the evaluation”
MethodSato, D., Sekizawa, Y., Sutoh, C., Hirano, Y., Okawa, S., Hirose, M., Takemura, R., & Shimizu, E. (2021) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/28747 · Cited by 19
“The AIS is a self-administered questionnaire for assessing the severity of insomnia [14].”
Metadata
- Authors
- Soldatos, C. R., Dikeos, D. G., & Paparrigopoulos, T. J.
- Affiliations
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Soldatos, Constantin R
- Venue
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2000-06
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 555-560
- ISSN
- 0022-3999 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2021553431
- Cited by
- 1,754
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Psychosomatic Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- Athens Insomnia Scale, insomnia, sleep disorders, ICD-10 diagnostic criteria, self-report questionnaire, psychometric validation, sleep induction, nocturnal awakenings, sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, psychiatric patients, short-form scale
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Comorbidity
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