Construction of a telephone interview to assess the relationship between mood and sleep in adolescence.
Telephone interviews have been used extensively as a tool to explore and assess sleep disorders and psychopathological conditions. The aim of this study was to set up and validate a telephone interview aimed at assessing the correlation between mood and sleep variables in adolescents. The study included 16-18 years subjects. A total of approximately 4,000 calls were made; 529 adolescents were finally enrolled. The questionnaire was divided into two parts: the first one focused on affective variables, the second one explored sleep variables. A factorial analysis was carried out to explore the structure of the questionnaire according to two factors: the first, which we labeled "affective factor", and the second, "quality of sleep". A positive correlation was found regarding the feeling of wellbeing on awakening. A negative correlation was found between feeling of wellbeing on awakening and daytime drowsiness. In adolescence, increased daytime sleepiness seemed to correlate with worsening mood.
Settineri
Salvatore
S
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric and Anesthesiology Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Vitetta
Antongiulio
A
Mento
Carmela
C
Fanara
Giusy
G
Silvestri
Rosalia
R
Tatì
Filippo
F
Grugno
Rosario
R
Cordici
Francesco
F
Conte
Fabio
F
Polimeni
Giovanni
G
Gitto
Laura
L
Bramanti
Placido
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D001066:Appetite; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006184:Habits; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires