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Table 4 Reliability, floor, ceiling effect, and measurement error of the Insomnia Severity Index Danish version (n = 163)

From: Preliminary validation of the insomnia severity index in Danish outpatients with a medical condition

Floor effects, n [%]

11 [4.4]

Ceiling effects, n [%]

0 [0.0]

Reliability

 Internal consistency, Cronbach’s alpha [inter-item correlation range]

  Global scale (all 7 scale items)

0.90 [0.52–0.80]

  Model 2

   Severity subscale (item 1, 2, 3, 4)

0.83 [0.74–0.88]

   Impact subscale (item 5, 6, 7)

0.88 [0.85–0.92]

  Model 4

   Severity subscale (item 1, 2, 3)

0.75 [0.38–0.55]

   Dissatisfaction subscale (item 1, 4, 7)

0.81 [0.50–.072]

   Impact subscale (item 5, 6, 7)

0.88 [0.63–0.79]

 Test-retest reliability

  ICC [95%CI]

0.90 [0.87–0.93]

Measurement error

 SEM (\( \sqrt{mean} square(ANOVA) \))

2.52

 SDC (1.96 ×  √ 2 × SEM)

6.99

 LoA (mean difference between test and retest) [95% limits]

0.05 [−6.92–7.02]

  1. ICC Intraclass correlation, CI confidence interval, SEM standard error of measurement, SDC smallest detectable change, LoA limits of agreement