Brief Sleep Quality Assessment

SQ-BriefSleep

4 items

A 4-item momentary sleep quality battery covering quality, duration, latency, and daytime restoration. Suitable for daily diary and EMA protocols.

Scoring

Items are treated individually. No composite score; each dimension is interpreted separately.

Citation

Adapted from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989) for EMA use.

doi:10.1097/00006534-198905000-00087

License: Free for research use.

Items (4)

Quality

#1likertQuality

How would you rate your sleep quality last night overall?

15 · "Very poor" → "Very good"

Duration

#2sliderDuration

How many hours did you sleep last night? (approximate)

012 · "0 h" → "12 h"

Latency

#3choiceLatency

How long did it take you to fall asleep last night?

< 15 minutes · 15–30 minutes · 30–60 minutes · > 60 minutes

Restoration

#4likertRestoration

How rested do you feel this morning?

15 · "Not at all rested" → "Very well rested"

Use this scale in your own ESM/EMA study — embed it as a survey within SMAAT.