Athens Insomnia Scale
Diagnostic tool
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In medicine, insomnia is measured using the Athens Insomnia Scale. It was introduced in the year 2000 by a group of researchers[1] from Athens, Greece to assess the insomnia symptoms in patients with sleep disorders.
| Athens Insomnia Scale | |
|---|---|
| Purpose | measure insomnia |
It is measured by assessing eight factors, five related to nocturnal sleep and three related to daytime dysfunction. These are rated on a 0–3 scale and tabulated into a cumulative score. A score of 6 or higher is used to establish the diagnosis of insomnia.[2]
The Athens Insomnia Scale is considered to be an effective tool in sleep analysis, and it is validated in various countries by testing it on local patients.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Sleep factors | Athens insomnia scale | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep induction | 0: No problem | 1: Slightly delayed | 2: Markedly delayed | 3: Very delayed or did not sleep at all |
| Awakenings during the night | 0: No problem | 1: Minor problem | 2: Considerable problem | 3: Serious problem or did not sleep at all |
| Final awakening | 0: Not earlier | 1: A little earlier | 2: Markedly earlier | 3: Much earlier or did not sleep at all |
| Total sleep duration | 0: Sufficient | 1: Slightly insufficient | 2: Markedly insufficient | 3: Very insufficient or did not sleep at all |
| Sleep quality | 0: Satisfactory | 1: Slightly unsatisfactory | 2: Markedly unsatisfactory | 3: Very unsatisfactory or did not sleep at all |
| Well-being during the day | 0: Normal | 1: Slightly decreased | 2: Markedly decreased | 3: Very decreased |
| Functioning capacity during the day | 0: Normal | 1: Slightly decreased | 2: Markedly decreased | 3: Very decreased |
| Sleepiness during the day | 0: None | 1: Mild | 2: Considerable | 3: Intense |