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Trial reportSpinal cord2020

General Sleep Disturbance Scale (GSDS-IT) in people with spinal cord injury: a psychometric study.

Francescaroberta Panuccio, Giovanni Galeoto, Maria Auxiliadora Marquez, Maria Letizia Grassi, Alessia Scialpi, Marco Tofani, Anna Berardi

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Trial report in Spinal cord, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Francescaroberta PanuccioSapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni GaleotoDepartment of Public Health, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy. giovanni.galeoto@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-5686
Maria Auxiliadora MarquezParaplegic Center of Ostia, Rome, Italy.
Maria Letizia GrassiSapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Alessia ScialpiSapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Marco TofaniNeurorehabilitation Unit, Department of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-4513
Anna BerardiSapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0670-5303

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designPsychometric study.

objectiveThis study sought to analyze the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the General Sleep Disturbance Scale (GSDS-IT) in a population of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

settingItaly.

methodsIts reliability was assessed using the Cronbach's alpha and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), while its concurrent validity was assessed using the Pearson's correlation coefficient in relation to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The obtained scores were compared with the cut-off score for the GSDS-IT among a healthy Italian population (38.5).

resultsThe GSDS-IT was administered to 57 participants with SCI who were recruited from all over Italy. The GSDS-IT was found to have good internal consistency (Cronbach's α of 0.76) and good test-retest reliability (ICC of 0.7), and it showed positive and significant values for all the PSQI domains. Based on the cut-off score of 38.5, 56% of participants tested positive for sleep disturbances upon admission (t0), while among the randomized participants submitted for the test-retest after 24 h (t1), 75% tested positive for sleep disturbances.

conclusionThe GSDS-IT is a valid, reliable, and time-efficient tool for measuring sleep disturbances over the past week in a population with SCI.

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Spinal Cord InjuriesHumansPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSleepSurveys and Questionnaires

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