Table 1 Definition of sleep disorders
From: Poor sleep is highly associated with house dust mite allergic rhinitis in adults and children
Items | Criteria |
|---|---|
Difficulty falling asleep | The participant needs more than 30 min to fall asleep |
Nocturnal awakening | The participant wakes up at least 2 times throughout the night |
Early awakening | The participant wakes up very early or extremely early in the morning |
Poor-quality sleep | The participant reports «sleep trouble» as a symptom that prompted him/her to visit a doctor and «poor-quality of sleep» as one of his/her sleep disorders AND/OR the participant reports being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with his/her current sleep AND/OR the participant reports substantial difficulties staying asleep AND/OR the participant reports considerable difficulties falling back to sleep (rarely or never managing to fall back asleep) |
Snoring | The participant reports snoring often or almost daily AND/OR the participant reports that he/she was already told that he/she snores. |
Insomnia | No insomnia = ISI score: 0–7 Mild insomnia = ISI score: 8–14 Moderate insomnia = ISI score: 15–21 Severe insomnia = ISI score: 22–28 |
Daytime sleepiness | No daytime sleepiness = ESS score: 0–8 Daytime sleepiness = ESS score: 9–15 Severe daytime sleepiness = ESS score: >15 |