psqi_5j psqi_7
Name
psqi_6
Label
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: How often taken prescribed medicine to help with sleep last month
Description

Item from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Buysse et. al 1989 (PubMed ID: 2748771)

External semantic reference: CDE

Original text: The following questions relate to your usual sleep habits during the past month only. Your answers should indicate the most accurate reply for the majority of days and nights in the past month.

During the past month, how often have you taken medicine to help you sleep (prescribed or over the counter)?

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Domain
wk_freq
  • 1: Not during the past month
  • 2: Less than once a week
  • 3: Once or twice a week
  • 4: Three or more times a week
Type
choices
Tags
insomnia_treatment psqi psqi_16rxmeds
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: How often taken prescribed medicine to help with sleep last month vs Cross-Sectional Survey
Cross-Sectional Survey
Total 971
Not during the past month 683
Less than once a week 121
Once or twice a week 64
Three or more times a week 103
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: How often taken prescribed medicine to help with sleep last month vs What is your sex?
Cross-Sectional Survey
Male Female Total
Total 258 713 971
Not during the past month 188 495 683
Less than once a week 29 92 121
Once or twice a week 19 45 64
Three or more times a week 22 81 103
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index: How often taken prescribed medicine to help with sleep last month vs What is your race (select all that apply)?
Cross-Sectional Survey
White / Caucasian Black / African American Native American / Alaska Native Multiracial Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Asian American Total
Total 746 45 20 58 4 98 971
Not during the past month 507 34 14 40 4 84 683
Less than once a week 96 6 3 9 - 7 121
Once or twice a week 54 2 - 4 - 4 64
Three or more times a week 89 3 3 5 - 3 103