Validation of Horne and Ostberg morningness-eveningness questionnaire in a middle-aged population of French workers
Validation of Horne and Ostberg morningness-eveningness questionnaire in a middle-aged population of French workers
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DOI：
10.1177/0748730403259849
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发表时间：
2004-02-01
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3.5
通讯作者：
Bioulac, B
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作者：
Taillard, J;Philip, P;Bioulac, B
正如作者所建议的那样，Horne和Ostberg的早晨/晚上问卷（MEQ）从未被用于评估非学生人群。本研究的目的是验证这个MEQ在中年工人的样本修改只有截断。在566名年龄在51.2至3.2岁之间的非轮班工人中进行了管理，他们没有出现睡眠障碍。按Horne和Ostberg分类法，晨型占62.1%，非晨型占36.6%，晚型占2.2%。对所有MEQ项目进行多重对应分析，确定主成分。然后应用上行分层分类从这些主成分中确定3个聚类。在这3个聚类的基础上，确定了新的临界值：夜间类型被认为是得分低于53分，早晨类型被认为是得分高于64分，因此给出了28.1%的早晨类型，51.7%的两种类型都没有，以及20.2%的夜间类型。作为一种外部验证，晚上与较晚的就寝时间和起床时间（在周末更明显），更大的睡眠需求，更大的每日睡眠债务，更大的早晨嗜睡，以及在清晨恢复睡眠的容易性有关。年龄与晨起性之间再次发现了正相关。这项研究证实了“猫头鹰”在中年样本中并不罕见。我们的结论是，这种适应MEQ可能是有用的，当调查年龄相关的睡眠变化。
As suggested by the authors, the Horne and Ostberg morning/evening questionnaire (MEQ) has never been adapted to evaluate a nonstudent population. The purpose of this study was to validate this MEQ in a sample of middle-aged workers by modifying only the cutoffs. It was administered in 566 non-shift-workers aged 51.2 to 3.2 years who presented no sleep disorders. According to the Horne and Ostberg classification, the sample consisted of 62.1% morning type, 36.6% neither type, and 2.2% evening type. Multiple correspondence analysis, which determines the principal components, was performed on all MEQ items. Then an ascending hierarchical classification was applied to determine 3 clusters from these principal components. On the basis of these 3 clusters, new cutoffs were determined: evening types were considered as scoring under 53 and morning types above 64, thus giving 28.1% morning type, 51.7% neither type, and 20.2% evening type. As an external validation, eveningness was associated with later bedtime and waking-up time (more pronounced at the weekend), greater need for sleep, larger daily sleep debt, greater morning sleepiness, and ease of returning to sleep in the early morning. A positive correlation between age and morningness was again found. This study confirms that "owls" are not rare in a middle-aged sample. We conclude that this adapted MEQ could be useful when investigating age-related changes in sleep.