Sleep diary, Insomnia Severity Index , sleep disturbance questionnaire, Glasgow sleep effort scale,
We use these instruments
Piergiuseppe.
I see now that you live in Minnesota. In Minneapolis there is one of the most famous sleep research center in the world!
Are you talking about Minnesota Regional Sleep disorders Center at HCMC?
7 day Actiwatch is the one we use at International Institute of Sleep Sciences.
I think the most common instrument used for diagnosing insomnia is the DSM IV (now 5) Insomnia. The Insomnia Severity Index and the Athens Insomnia Scale have shown good diagnostic validity. Sleep diaries are very useful. But if you want to establish a diagnosis you need an interview and DSM, ISDC 2 give you clinical criteria.
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In addition to the above doing a standard diagnostic sleep test so there is objective measures as well as subjective with the sleep questionnaires.
Sleep diary and actimetry are the most usefull tools in the evaluation of insomnia.
ISI is a good tool for the diagnosis, but you must keep in mind that insomnia is a subjective evaluation of the patient : if the patient thinks that his sleep is insufficient or only "non restorative" there is an insomnia. Your job is to caracterise the insomnia and to propose an adapted treatment.
Dear Imran,
As Alain NIcolas said, sleep diary and actimetry includes objective measures in insomnia evaluation. 7-day actigraphy registers show consecutive sleep night mesurements and differenciates diurnal napping and nocturnal sleeping. It can be used in community dwelling persons, as institutionalized subject. And also is avalaible with laborable people with high diurnal activity. So you need to asess patients about accuracy and maintenance of 24 hr wrist actigraphy, because ocasionally could be unconfortable. Best wishes
I would like to supply my Chinese knowledge. We treat the root problem. So, the patient will not do sleep walk anymore.
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