Validity of the Japanese version of the Munich ChronoType Questionnaire
Validity of the Japanese version of the Munich ChronoType Questionnaire
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DOI：
10.3109/07420528.2014.914035
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发表时间：
2014-08-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Mishima, Kazuo
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作者：
Kitamura, Shingo;Hida, Akiko;Mishima, Kazuo
为了用分数评估昼夜节律偏好，早晨-晚上问卷（MEQ）已经使用了30多年。最近，慕尼黑时间类型问卷（MCTQ）被开发出来：它询问工作日和空闲日的睡眠-觉醒行为，并使用空闲日的睡眠中点（MSF），校正工作周累积的睡眠债作为时间类型的指标（MSFsc）。在这项研究中，我们开发了一个日语版的MCTQ通过使用翻译/回译的方法，包括其语义有效性的检查。在随后的问卷调查中，450名成年男性和女性完成了MCTQ和MEQ的日语版本。结果显示，MEQ评分与MCTQ评估的中期睡眠参数呈显著负相关，无论是在工作日还是空闲日，以及与时间类型测量MSFsc呈显著负相关（r = -0.580至-0.652，均p < 0.001）。与最初的德语版本一样，MEQ评分与MSF之间的相关性最强。使用昏暗光褪黑激素发作作为昼夜节律相位标记物的生理验证研究（N = 37）显示，用MSFsc评估的时间型之间具有高度相关性（r = 0.542，p < 0.001），而MEQ评分的相关性较低（r =-0.402，p = 0.055）。这些结果证明了日本MCTQ的有效性，并进一步支持了MCTQ作为生理时钟型指标的充分性。
To assess circadian preference with a score, the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) has been used for more than 3 decades now. More recently, the Munich ChronoType Questionnaire (MCTQ) was developed: it asks for sleep-wake behavior on work and free days and uses the midpoint of sleep on free days (MSF), corrected for sleep debt accumulated during the work week as an indicator of chronotype (MSFsc). In this study, we developed a Japanese version of the MCTQ by using a translation/back-translation approach including an examination of its semantic validity. In a subsequent questionnaire survey, 450 adult men and women completed the Japanese versions of the MCTQ and MEQ. Results showed that MEQ scores were significantly negatively correlated with mid-sleep parameters assessed by the MCTQ, on both, work and free days, as well as with the chronotype measure MSFsc (r = -0.580 to -0.652, all p < 0.001). As in the original German version, the strongest correlation was observed between MEQ score and MSF. A physiological validation study using dim light melatonin onset as a circadian phase marker (N = 37) showed a high correlation between chronotype as assessed with the MSFsc (r = 0.542, p < 0.001), and less so for MEQ score (r = -0.402, p = 0.055). These results demonstrate the validity of the Japanese MCTQ and provide further support of the adequacy of the MCTQ as a chronotype measure.