Jenkins Sleep Scale

Designed as an efficient and brief instrument for use in research, the four-item question evaluates the frequency and intensity of certain sleep difficulties in respondents. Questions address difficulty falling asleep, frequent awakenings during the night, trouble remaining asleep, and subjective feelings of fatigue and sleepiness despite receiving a typical night’s rest. Though the questionnaire is short, developers suggest that its four items have been shown to possess good predictive value in previous studies [1]. However, with only four items, it cannot begin to address the entire spectrum of sleep disorders and should only be considered for use as a preliminary screening device.

Authors and Affiliations

1. University of Toronto The Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Centre, 227 Victoria Street, M5B 1T8, Toronto, Canada

   Azmeh Shahid M.D & Kate Wilkinson Ph.D

2. University of Toronto The Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Centre, 227 Victoria Street, Toronto, Canada

   Shai Marcu M.D

3. Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto The Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Centre, 227 Victoria Street, M5B 1T8, Toronto, Canada

   Colin M. Shapiro MBChB., Ph.D., MRCPsych, FRCP(C)

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Azmeh Shahid M.D .

Editors and Affiliations

1. University of Toronto, Psychiatry, Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Cen, Victoria Street 227, Toronto, M5B 1TB, Canada

   Azmeh Shahid

2. Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep Cen, University of Toronto, Victoria Street 227, Toronto, M5B 1TB, Canada

   Kate Wilkinson

3. The Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep, University of Toronto, Victoria Street 227, Toronto, Canada

   Shai Marcu

4. , Department of Psychiatry, The Youthdale Child and Adolescent Sleep, 227 Victoria St., Toronto, M5B 1T8, Canada

   Colin M Shapiro

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