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. 2013 Jan 15;9(1):61-6.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.2342.

Psychometric characteristics of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in English speaking non-Hispanic whites and English and Spanish speaking Hispanics of Mexican descent

Lianne M Tomfohr  1 , C Amanda Schweizer, Joel E Dimsdale, José S Loredo
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Psychometric characteristics of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in English speaking non-Hispanic whites and English and Spanish speaking Hispanics of Mexican descent

Lianne M Tomfohr et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Study objectives: The current study investigated the factor structure of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) among English speaking non-Hispanic whites (NHW) and English and Spanish speaking Hispanics of Mexican descent (HMD).

Design: The PSQI was administered during a telephone interview. In order to test the factor structure of the PSQI structure across ethnic/language groups, multiple group confirmatory analysis with covariates (MIMIC) was employed. The 1- and 3-factor versions of the PSQI previously reported in the literature were examined.

Setting: San Diego County.

Participants: Community-dwelling English speaking, NHW (n = 1,698) and English (n = 654) and Spanish (n = 792) speaking HMD.

Measurement and results: A single-factor scoring model fit across language/ethnic groups; however, a 3-factor model provided a better than the 1-factor model in all language/ethnic groups. The subscale sleep medications loaded poorly and was removed from all models.

Conclusion: Across groups, a 3-factor model of the PSQI more reliably assessed sleep quality than a single-factor global score. Results indicate that the 3-factor structure of the PSQI was uniform across English speaking NHW and English and Spanish speaking HMD.

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Figure 1. The retained one-factor model of Global Sleep Quality with overall model fit and factor loadings for both language groups
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Figure 2. The retained 3-factor model of Global Sleep Quality with overall model fit and factor loadings for both language groups
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