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The SDQ is a 12-item scale designed to evaluate subjective experiences of insomnia. An analysis conducted by Espie and colleagues [1] revealed the four factors assessed by the scale: attributions regarding restlessness/agitation, attributions concerning mental overactivity, attributions concerning the consequences of insomnia, and attributions concerning lack of sleep readiness.
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Shahid, A., Wilkinson, K., Marcu, S., Shapiro, C.M. (2011). Espie Sleep Disturbance Questionnaire (SDQ). In: Shahid, A., Wilkinson, K., Marcu, S., Shapiro, C. (eds) STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9893-4_30
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