The Dreamland: Validation of a Structured Dream Diary

Holzinger, Brigitte; Mayer, Lucille; Barros, Isabel; Nierwetberg, Franziska; Klösch, Gerhard

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585702

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“…This questionnaire has been proven useful in different samples and studies and has been shown to be a reliable and valid tool in dream research since 1997 (see Ref. [ 43 ]). One item of the PSQI that is typically used for the calculation of sleep efficiency asks how often one awakens as a result of a nightmare and is used as an additional indicator for dream frequency [ 39 ].…”

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COVID-19 lockdown – Are Austrians finally able to compensate their sleep debt?

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Sleep Medicine: X

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In order to control the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Austria was put under national lockdown beginning on March 13, 2020, forcing its inhabitants to live in home confinement. The aim of this study was to measure the impact of the lockdown on sleep and dream behavior in Austrian citizens. 77 participants (50 women, 40.88 years, = 13.72) filled in an online questionnaire during the lockdown between April and May 2020. Sleep quality, sleep quantity, daytime sleepiness, and nightmare frequency were assessed and analyzed in relation to gender, burnout risk, perfectionism and chronotype. Results demonstrated higher subjective sleep quality during lockdown, especially in women. Daytime sleepiness was significantly lower during the lockdown period while sleep duration did not change. Results suggest that sleep issues are less prominent during the COVID-19 lockdown but point to the importance of prevention and treatment of sleep disorders aside from the pandemic. Findings indicate the need for more flexibility in social time structures to relieve those managing tasks from multiple areas of interests such as working mothers. Generalization of results is limited due to small sample size, self-selection bias, and purely subjective measures.

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COVID-19 lockdown – Are Austrians finally able to compensate their sleep debt?

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“…9 As a data collection tool, the diary has been used to record or explain potential confounding variables, 6 and both structured and unstructured diaries have been used. A structured diary is a special questionnaire that can be used daily, 10,11 specifies the details the participants need to record and can organise the content more efficiently; however, because the theme is determined in advance, it is not conducive to capturing personal thoughts. An unstructured diary allows the participants to use their own language to describe their experiences and behaviours, 12 which can provide a better understanding of the feelings of the participants.…”

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A systematic review of the application of a diary for people with dementia: how to maximise the effect of diary use?

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Diaries have been widely used among people with dementia as a data collection tool and memory aid. An understanding of their usage is conducive to the subsequent development of intervention measures, but comprehensive evidence is still lacking. This review synthesises the existing literature to obtain an in‐depth understanding of the positive and negative effects of diary usage among people with dementia and the influencing factors. The data were collected from eight databases from the inception of each database to November 2020. A thematic synthesis method was used to sort and summarise the included studies. Ten studies were chosen for the review. The following three analytical themes were identified: (i) positive changes; (ii) factors affecting the record; and (iii) negative feelings. Diaries can cause positive changes in people with dementia, but the specific patterns of stimulation and changes over time remain to be explored. Furthermore, researchers should encourage patients and their families to have a correct understanding of the diary, improve their motivation and social support, fully use the positive effects of the diary, and reduce the occurrence of negative effects. Medical staff should help caregivers improve their awareness of the usefulness and ease of the diary and encourage them to provide support and companionship to people with dementia while exhibiting a positive attitude.

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Dreamland – Ein Trauminhaltserhebungsfragebogen in deutscher Sprache basierend auf der englischsprachigen Version

2023

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In dream research there exists a multitude of dream questionnaires and dream content analysis scales. However, many of them are either limited, not standardized or validated, or require a lot of effort. At the same time there are often divergent or even contradictory results in dream research, and comparability between different studies is often limited. Large sample sizes are rare but would be necessary for representative and compelling findings. For studies analyzing large samples of dreams, short and easy-to-use questionnaires would be of great assistance. As an easy-to-use questionnaire that covers all relevant dream aspects, the Dreamland Questionnaire, was developed in 1997. The questionnaire has since been revised and partially validated. In this paper, we give an overview of the questionnaire and its underlying methodology. The questionnaire is separated into three parts measuring dream quantities and dream qualities as well as lucidity. The questionnaire further encourages the dreamer to write down their dream. In different studies it has already been used to show that dreams sampled in the laboratory and dreams sampled at home differ and that emotionality in dreams differs if rated by the dreamer themselves or by external raters. The questionnaire is also available in German.

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The Dreamland: Validation of a Structured Dream Diary

Cited by 6 publications

References 31 publications

COVID-19 lockdown – Are Austrians finally able to compensate their sleep debt?

COVID-19 lockdown – Are Austrians finally able to compensate their sleep debt?

A systematic review of the application of a diary for people with dementia: how to maximise the effect of diary use?

Dreamland – Ein Trauminhaltserhebungsfragebogen in deutscher Sprache basierend auf der englischsprachigen Version

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