Psychometric properties and cultural adaptation of sleep disturbance measures in Arabic-speaking populations: A systematic review.

Psychometric properties and cultural adaptation of sleep disturbance measures in Arabic-speaking populations: A systematic review. J Sleep Res. 2019 Jun 10;:e12877 Authors: Al Maqbali M, Dunwoody L, Rankin J, Hacker E, Hughes C, Gracey J Abstract The aim of this review was to evaluate the psychometric properties and cross-cultural adaptation of sleep disturbance scales that have been translated into Arabic or originally developed in Arabic, and to identify appropriate scales that can be used in research and clinical practice intended for Arabic-speaking participants. The following databases were searched: CINAHL (2003-2019), MEDLINE (1946-2019), EMBASE (1980-2019), PsycINFO (1806-2019) and Cochrane Library (1806-2019). This review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Terwee et al. (J. Clin. Epidemiol., 60, 2007, 34) quality assessment was used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the studies, and cross-cultural adaptation was assessed using criteria from Guillemin, Bombardier, and Beaton (J. Clin. Epidemiol., 46, 1993, 1417). Seven studies met the inclusion criteria, which included four scales: the Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Insomnia Severity Index, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Arabic Scale of Insomnia. Cross-cultural adaptations scored between good and poor; psychometric properties information was missing for most scales. The review suggested that Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index may be a useful scale to measure sle...
Source: Journal of Sleep Research - Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Tags: J Sleep Res Source Type: research