The Sleep Disorders Inventory: an instrument for studies of sleep disturbance in persons with Alzheimer’s disease

. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 4.

Published in final edited form as: J Sleep Res. 2003 Dec;12(4):331–337. doi: 10.1046/j.0962-1105.2003.00374.x

Symptom
Difficulty falling asleep Getting up during the night (do not count if the subject gets up once or twice per night to go to the bathroom and quickly falls back to sleep) Wandering, pacing or getting involved in inappropriate activities at night Awakening you during the night Awakening at night, dressing, and planning to go out, thinking that it is morning and time to start the day Awakening too early in the morning (earlier than is his/her habit) Sleeping excessively during the day Other night-time behaviors that bother you

Symptom

Difficulty falling asleep
Getting up during the night (do not count if the subject gets up once or twice per night to go to the bathroom and quickly falls back to sleep)
Wandering, pacing or getting involved in inappropriate activities at night
Awakening you during the night
Awakening at night, dressing, and planning to go out, thinking that it is morning and time to start the day
Awakening too early in the morning (earlier than is his/her habit)
Sleeping excessively during the day
Other night-time behaviors that bother you