Research Article

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: Reliability, Factor Structure, and Related Clinical Factors among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Chronic Pain

Table 1

Descriptive statistics and internal consistency (Cronbach’s ) of the PSQI components and correlations among them.

Pearson’s correlation ()
PSQI componentsMean (SD)Cronbach’s if item deleted123456

1. Subjective sleep quality1.38 (0.74)0.67
2. Sleep latency1.82 (0.91)0.70.44
3. Sleep duration0.53 (0.77)0.69.41.27
4. Habitual sleep efficiency0.64 (0.97)0.70.33.33.62
5. Sleep disturbances1.37 (0.61)0.71.47.26.22.21
6. Use of sleeping medication0.68 (1.11)0.75.31.30.11.18.17
7. Daytime dysfunction1.25 (0.92)0.71.45.24.32.17.40.21

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; correlation significance: , (2-tailed).
Cronbach’s for all seven components is 0.74.