Translating the insomnia severity index into Arabic

Suleiman, Khaled H.; Yates, Bernice C.

doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01374.x

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Translating the insomnia severity index into Arabic

Suleiman, Khaled H., Yates, Bernice C.·2011·Journal of Nursing Scholarship

DOI 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01374.x

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to translate the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) into Arabic (Fusha dialect), and obtain preliminary reliability and validity estimates for the translated version. BACKGROUND: Arabic populations experience sleep problems that interfere with their vitality and quality of life. The ISI was established to screen for insomnia in both clinical and research situations. DESIGN: This study used a descriptive correlational design. The ISI was translated into Arabic using the back-translation method and compared with three other sleep measures: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and the Vitality Subscale from the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36. These measures were administered to 35 healthy Arabic bilingual participants from three community locations. FINDINGS: The mean ISI score was 9.2 (SD = 5.8; range 0-20). Internal consistency reliability was 0.84. The correlations between the total ISI score and the single items ranged from 0.49 to 0.92 (p < .01). In terms of convergent validity, the total ISI score showed a strong positive correlation with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index global score (r = 0.76, p < .001) and a moderate, negative correlation with vitality (r = -0.38, p =.026). CONCLUSIONS: The translated ISI demonstrated adequate reliability and validity. The translated ISI needs further testing in a larger sample of both clinical and healthy Arabic populations in their own countries. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Preliminary psychometric estimates show that the translated ISI is reliable and valid in this community-dwelling Arabic sample. The translated ISI allows for Arabic researchers to screen for insomnia and plan for future intervention studies.

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Authors: Suleiman, K. H., & Yates, B. C.
Affiliations: Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan (JO)
University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
ORCID: Suleiman, Khaled H.
Venue: Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011-01-04
Volume: 43
Issue: 1
Pages: 49-53
ISSN: 0363-2792 (ISSN-L)
1527-6546
1547-5069
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01374.x
OpenAlex: W2078011077
Cited by: 174
References: 20
Citations by year: 2026: 13 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 4.95
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Journal of Nursing Scholarship (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords: Insomnia Severity Index, Arabic translation, cross-cultural adaptation, insomnia screening, sleep quality, psychometric validation, reliability statistics, convergent validity, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, vitality, Arabic-speaking populations
MeSH terms: Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Middle East, Psychometrics, Severity of Illness Index, Translations, Reproducibility of Results

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