RT Journal Article
T1 Factorial structure and psychometric properties of the spanish version of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index in non-professional caregivers
A1 Otero Otero, Patricia
A1 Simón, Miguel Ángel
A1 Bueno López, Ana María
A1 Blanco Seoane, Vanessa
A1 Vázquez, Fernando
K1 PSQI
K1 Sleep
K1 Caregivers
K1 Reliability
K1 Internal consistency
K1 Validity
K1 Factor analysis
K1 Spanish
AB Although sleep issues are among the symptoms commonly experienced by the nonprofessional caregiver population, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is the most widely used instrument for the assessment of sleep quality, this has not been validated specifically for this population. The objective  of this study was to analyze the factorial structure and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the PSQI in a sample of Spanish non-professional caregivers.Trained clinical psychologists assessed sleep quality using the PSQI, as well as caregiver burden and psychological distress in 201 non-professional caregivers (87.1% female, Mage = 56.2 years). The internal consistency of the PSQI was 0.75. The two-factor model (Sleep quality and Disturbances) had an acceptable fit to the data, was found to be superior to the one-factor model, and more parsimonious than the three-factor model. There was a significant correlation between the PSQI and caregiver burden, as well as between the PSQI and psychological distress (p < 0.001 in all cases). A total score   9 allowed the identification of caregivers with possible anxiety and depression disorders (sensitivity 70.5%, specificity 71.9%). The results show that the PSQI is a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of sleep quality in caregivers.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30506
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30506
LA eng
NO Otero, P.; Simón, M.A.; Bueno, A.M.; Blanco, V.; Vázquez, F.L. Factorial structure and psychometric properties of the spanish version of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index in non-professional caregivers. Healthcare 2023, 11, 67
NO This research was funded by a Spin-off of the University of Santiago de Compostela (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) “Xuntos. Psychological and Psychiatric Care” (2019-CE081-6)
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026