Validation of the Athens Insomnia Scale for screening insomnia in South Korean firefighters and rescue workers

Abstract

The AIS may be a useful tool with good reliability and validity for screening insomnia symptoms in firefighters and rescue workers.

A thorough psychometric comparison between Athens Insomnia Scale and Insomnia Severity Index among patients with advanced cancer

“…Additionally, a higher AIS score indicates a higher level of insomnia. The psychometric properties of the AIS have been supported in different language versions, including Spanish (α=0.86; test-retest reliability using ICC=0.75) (Gómez-Benito et al, 2011), Korean (α=0.88; test-retest reliability using ICC=0.94) (Jeong et al, 2015), and Chinese (α=0.83; test-retest reliability using Pearson correlation coefficient [r]=0.94) (Sun et al, 2011). However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no Persian version of the AIS.…”

“…The AIS comprises eight items that assess the severity and effects of insomnia, and all items are rated using a 4-point Likert scale (0=no problem or equivalent meaning; 3=very severe problem or equivalent meaning). A total score is obtained after summing up all responses, and the total score ranges between 0 and 24, where the commonly accepted cutoff is 6 (Jeong et al, 2015). Additionally, a higher AIS score indicates a higher level of insomnia.…”

“…Another consideration in the AIS and ISI is whether such subjective measures can accurately assess and quantify the insomnia. However, to the best of the present authors' knowledge, most previous studies have used clinical insomnia diagnosis or subjective measures (e.g., self-reported depression) as the external criteria to examine the criterion-related validity for the AIS and ISI (Enomoto et al, 2018;Gómez-Benito et al, 2011;Jeong et al, 2015;Morin et al, 2011). Therefore, empirical data on an objective sleep measure (i.e., actigraphy) is needed to verify the psychometric properties of such subjective measures (Lin et al, 2018).…”

Alcohol use disorders and insomnia mediate the association between PTSD symptoms and suicidal ideation in Korean firefighters

“…AIS has been validated for screening insomnia in South Korean firefighters with good psychometric properties (Cronbach's of 0.88 and item-total correlation of 0.73) (Jeong et al, 2015). AIS has been validated for screening insomnia in South Korean firefighters with good psychometric properties (Cronbach's of 0.88 and item-total correlation of 0.73) (Jeong et al, 2015).…”

“…The total AIS score ranged from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity. AIS has been validated for screening insomnia in South Korean firefighters with good psychometric properties (Cronbach's of 0.88 and item-total correlation of 0.73) (Jeong et al, 2015).…”