Hindi translation and validation of dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep (DBAS - 16).
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study is to translate and validate the Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Brief Version (DBAS-16)) in Hindi language.


METHODS
The scale was obtained online, and the permission for translation was obtained from the author. The translation of the scale was carried out following back translation method. The scale was applied on 63 participants attending the adult psychiatry OPD who were included in the study.


RESULTS
Thirty-two patients were having insomnia, and 31 patients were controls without insomnia. The results show that the translated version had good reliability with internal consistency (Chronbach alpha = 0.901).


CONCLUSIONS
The Hindi translation of DBAS-16 is a reliable tool for assessing the dysfunctional beliefs and attitude about sleep.
Department of Psychiatry and Sleep Clinic, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Mohan
M
Dhyani
Department of Psychiatry and Sleep Clinic, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Richa
R
Rajput
Department of Psychiatry and Sleep Clinic, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Doiwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Ravi
R
Gupta
Attitudes; dysfunctional beliefs; sleep; translation