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Clinical: specific disorders

Insomnia Severity Index.

ISI

What it measures
Perceived severity of insomnia (sleep-onset, maintenance, early-morning waking), satisfaction, daytime interference, noticeability and distress over the past 2 weeks
Length and format
7 items. 5-point Likert (0-4); summed 0-28; 0-7 none, 8-14 subthreshold, 15-21 moderate, 22-28 severe (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
30+ languages; very broadly validated and translated
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
copyrighted - author permission

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Reference
Bastien, C. H., Vallieres, A., & Morin, C. M. (2001). Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index. Sleep Medicine, 2(4), 297-307.

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