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. 2018 Jan 23;33(5):698–704. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4250-4

Table 3.

Sensitivity and Specificity of SCL Single-Item Sleep Screeners in Predicting Overall Poor Sleep (PSQI >5) among U.S. Military Veterans

Item No. Response option Sensitivity Specificity Efficiency False-positive rate False-negative rate
SCL-44: Trouble falling asleep 537 0 1.00 0.00 0.59 1.00 0.00
259 1 0.73 0.78 0.75 0.23 0.27
123 2 0.45 0.95 0.66 0.05 0.55
116 3 0.29 0.98 0.58 0.02 0.71
83 4 0.13 0.99 0.49 0.00 0.87
SCL-64: Awakening in the early morning 599 0 1.00 0.00 0.59 1.00 0.00
258 1 0.58 0.70 0.63 0.30 0.42
126 2 0.33 0.90 0.57 0.10 0.67
86 3 0.18 0.96 0.50 0.04 0.82
49 4 0.06 0.98 0.45 0.02 0.94
SCL-66: Sleep that is restless or disturbed 494 0 1.00 0.00 0.59 1.00 0.00
284 1 0.74 0.70 0.73 0.30 0.26
160 2 0.47 0.93 0.66 0.07 0.53
111 3 0.25 0.97 0.55 0.03 0.75
69 4 0.10 0.99 0.47 0.01 0.90