Validation of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Sleep Questions
Author(s) -
Carla R. Jungquist,
Jaime Mund,
Alan T. Aquilina,
Karen J. Klingman,
John J. Pender,
Heather M. OchsBalcom,
Edwin van Wijngaarden,
Suzanne S. Dickerson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical sleep medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1550-9397
pISSN - 1550-9389
DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.5570
Subject(s) - behavioral risk factor surveillance system , medicine , epworth sleepiness scale , actigraphy , construct validity , excessive daytime sleepiness , reliability (semiconductor) , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , psychometrics , sleep disorder , polysomnography , insomnia , environmental health , population , power (physics) , physics , apnea , quantum mechanics
leep problems may constitute a risk for health problems, including cardiovascular disease, depression, diabetes, poor work performance, and motor vehicle accidents. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the current Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sleep questions by establishing the sensitivity and specificity for detection of sleep/ wake disturbance.
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