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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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  1. Blaise F., 1997, Evaluation de l’insomnie: Validation de trois questionnaires, L’Encéphale, 23, 447
  2. Saleh A., 2008, Reliability and validity of the Arabic version of Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Journal of Sleep and Sleep Disorders Research, 31, A336
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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
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20
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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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