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Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Name Label Folder
whiirs5c
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Total score
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Total score

Calculated - The Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS) has 5 items. Each item is scored on a 5 point scale (from 0-4). The total score is the sum of all five items ranging from 0 to 20. Higher score indicates more severe insomnia. A score of 9 or higher is considered clinically significant insomnia. Levine et al.(2003)

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Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance
irritable5
Frequency of irritability due to sleep difficulties in the last 4 weeks
Frequency of irritability due to sleep difficulties in the last 4 weeks

Original question: The next questions ask about your sleep habits. Please choose one of the answers for each of the following questions. Pick the answer that best describes how often you experienced the situation in the past 4 weeks. 9. Did you have sleep difficulties that made you very irritable?

Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance
slpngpills5
Frequency of taking sleeping pills to help with sleep in the last 4 weeks
Frequency of taking sleeping pills to help with sleep in the last 4 weeks

Original question: The next questions ask about your sleep habits. Please choose one of the answers for each of the following questions. Pick the answer that best describes how often you experienced the situation in the past 4 weeks. 8. Did you take sleeping pills to help you sleep?

Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance
bcksleep5
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Trouble getting back to sleep after waking too early
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Trouble getting back to sleep after waking too early

Item from the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale. Levine et al. (2003)

Original question: The next questions ask about your sleep habits. Please choose one of the answers for each of the following questions. Pick the answer that best describes how often you experienced the situation in the past 4 weeks. 7. Did you have trouble getting back to sleep after you woke up too early?

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Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance/Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS)
trbleslpng5
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Trouble falling asleep
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Trouble falling asleep

Item from the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale. Levine et al. (2003)

Original question: The next questions ask about your sleep habits. Please choose one of the answers for each of the following questions. Pick the answer that best describes how often you experienced the situation in the past 4 weeks. 4. Did you have trouble falling asleep?

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Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance/Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS)
typicalslp5
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Typical night sleep
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Typical night sleep

Item from the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale. Levine et al. (2003)

Original question: 11. Overall, was your typical night's sleep during the past 4 weeks:

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Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance/Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS)
wakeearly5
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Wake earlier than planned
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Wake earlier than planned

Item from the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale. Levine et al. (2003)

Original question: The next questions ask about your sleep habits. Please choose one of the answers for each of the following questions. Pick the answer that best describes how often you experienced the situation in the past 4 weeks. 6. Did you wake up earlier than you planned to?

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Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance/Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS)
wakeup5
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Wake several times at night
Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale: Wake several times at night

Item from the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale. Levine et al. (2003)

Original question: The next questions ask about your sleep habits. Please choose one of the answers for each of the following questions. Pick the answer that best describes how often you experienced the situation in the past 4 weeks. 5. Did you wake up several times a night?

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Sleep Questionnaires/Sleep Disturbance/Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS)