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Table 1 Description of the instruments

From: Test equating sleep scales: applying the Leunbach’s model

Instrument

Complete name

Number of items

Item (scale) range

Availability

ESS [25]

Epworth Sleepiness Scale

8

0–3 (0–24)

TONiC and PROMIS

MOS [26]

Medical Outcomes Study

6

0–4 (0–24)

TONiC

NSID [22]

Neurological Sleep Index- Diurnal sleepiness

16

0–3 (0–48)

TONiC

NSIN [22]

Neurological Sleep Index- Non-restorative nocturnal sleep

15

0–3 (0–45)

TONiC

NSIF [22]

Neurological Sleep Index- Fragmented nocturnal sleep

4

0–3 (0–12)

TONiC

PSQI [27]

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Indexa

14

0–3 (0–42)

PROMIS

PSD [28]

PROMIS-SD

(Sleep Disturbance)

27

0–4 (0–108)

PROMIS

PSRI [28]

PROMIS-SRI

(Sleep Related Impairment)

16

0–4 (0–64)

PROMIS

  1. aOnly the categorical items of the PSQI were considered. The sum of the individual items instead of the existing algorithm was applied