Better characterizing sleep beliefs for personalized sleep health promotion: the French sleep beliefs scale validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Sleep Beliefs Scale (SBS) is a well-known tool to design and monitor personalized sleep health promotion at an individual and population level. The lack of an established French version limits the development of effective interventions targeting these populations. Thus, the aim of this study was to validate the French version of the SBS in a representative sample of the general population.

Methods

Quota sampling was used to recruit 1,004 participants (18-65 years, mean age: 43 years, 54% of female) who underwent an online survey to complete the SBS, and to assess sleep schedules, sleep quality and disorders, and mental health. Cronbach's α coefficient, confirmatory factor analysis, item-internal consistency (IIC), and item discriminant validity (IDV) of the SB

SUBMITTER: Coelho J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10808670 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature