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Table 2 Promax rotated matrix of the Lebanese Insomnia Scale items

From: Development of the Lebanese insomnia scale (LIS-18): a new scale to assess insomnia in adult patients

Factor

Items

Factor 1

Factor 2

Factor 3

Factor 4

Factor 5

I am afraid to go to bed because of my disturbed sleep

RIS 8

.820

    

I think a lot about my sleep

RIS 7

.744

    

I feel that I have not slept all night

RIS 6

.721

    

I wake up from the slightest sound

RIS 5

.657

    

Awaken short of breath or with a headache?

MOS-SS 5

.640

    

Sleep induction

AIS 2

 

.846

   

Awakenings during the night

AIS 1

 

.778

   

How long did it usually take for you to fall asleep during the past 4 weeks?

MOS-SS 1

 

.659

   

Final awakening earlier than desired

AIS 3

 

.606

   

Total sleep duration

AIS 4

 

.563

   

During the past month, how often have you had trouble sleeping because you feel too hot

PSQI 5 (g)

  

.794

  

During the past month, how often have you hadtrouble sleeping because you feel too cold

PSQI 5 (f)

  

.772

  

During the past month, how often have you had trouble sleeping because you have pain

PSQI 5 (i)

  

.742

  

Take naps (5 min or longer) during the day?

MOS-SS 11

   

.788

 

Snore during your sleep?

MOS-SS 10

   

.611

 

Functioning (physical and mental) during the day

AIS 8

   

.479

 

On the average, how many hours did you sleep each night during the past 4 weeks?

MOS-SS 2

    

.739

Get enough sleep to feel rested upon waking in the morning?

MOS-SS 4

    

.698

Cronbach alpha

 

0.788

0.754

0.718

0.794

0.694

Percentage of variances explained

 

28.80

10.30

7.72

6.86

5.95

  1. Component 1: Sleep thoughts, feelings, physical sensation and behaviors; Component 2: sleep quality and patterns; Component 3: factors related to sleep disturbances; Component 4: daytime sleepiness and impact on daily functioning; Component: quantity of sleep
  2. Cronbach alpha for the LIS-18 scale = 0.821
  3. AIS Athens Insomnia Scale, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, RIS Regensburg Insomnia Scale, MOS-SS Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale