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Observational studyJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2021

Psychometric evaluation of the Nocturia Sleep Quality Scale based on data from a prospective observational study.

Valerie Williams, Shanshan Qin, Carla DeMuro Romano, Sandy Lewis, Nicole Williams, Stuart Yarr, Kristian V Juul, Fredrik L Andersson

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Observational study in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Valerie WilliamsRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Shanshan QinRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Carla DeMuro RomanoRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Sandy LewisRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Nicole WilliamsRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Stuart YarrRTI Health Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
Kristian V JuulFerring Pharmaceuticals A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Fredrik L AnderssonFerring Pharmaceuticals A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark.
RTI Health Solutions · USFerring Pharmaceuticals (Denmark) · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectivesThe Nocturia Sleep Quality Scale (NSQS), a novel patient-reported outcomes measure, was developed to assess the impact of sleep disturbance from nocturia. The objective of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the NSQS, including its structure, reliability, and validity.

methodsData were collected in the context of a web-based, prospective, longitudinal, observational study. Participants with nocturia were randomized 1:1 to either a group that received sleep hygiene instructions, including instructions to limit liquids at nighttime and empty bladder prior to bedtime, or one that did not receive sleep instructions. All participants were asked to provide responses to the web-based questionnaires from day 1 to day 10. Psychometric analyses, aligned with current regulatory guidance, were conducted to evaluate the daily scores and 3-day average scores of NSQS items and potential composites. Item-level analyses were conducted first, followed by composite-level analyses.

resultsThe NSQS items and supporting measures demonstrated very slight improvement in patient-perceived sleep disturbance from nocturia over the course of the study. NSQS test-retest reliabilities were generally satisfactory. Correlations between NSQS items and related patient-reported measures tended to support the construct validity of the NSQS, and the known-groups analyses supplied evidence of its discriminating ability. NSQS responsiveness statistics were small.

conclusionsThe NSQS is a reliable and valid measure of the impact of nocturia on patients' sleep. The present analyses lay the psychometric groundwork for the use of the NSQS in future clinical trials to support product approval and labeling claims.

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NocturiaHumansProspective StudiesPsychometricsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSleepSurveys and QuestionnairesnocturiaNocturia Sleep Quality Scale (NSQS)psychometric analysesreliabilitysleep impactsvalidity

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PMID33206043
PMCPMC8020686
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