Sleep Diagnostic Test
Sleep can be a highly subjective subject. Most people do know if they have a problem. The fact that you have read this far probably means you have sleep issues. You can take our simple diagnostic test below to gauge how bad your problem is.
Sleep Test.
There are 12 questions below. Read each question in order and score your response to the statement.
A score of 10 = I strongly agree with the statement
Score of 1= I strongly disagree with the statement.
Use between 1 and 10 to grade your response with 5 being neutral ( neither agree nor disagree).
Statements.
- I usually get up still feeling tired.
- I wake in the night and it takes me more than 30 minutes to get back to sleep
- I dread going to bed because I know i will struggle to sleep.
- I frequently purchase supplements or aids to help me sleep better.
- Poor sleep is adversely impacting on my work or relationships.
- I would pay a large sum of money to get guaranteed good sleep.
- It usually takes me more than 45 minutes to get to sleep.
- My partner frequently comments on my poor sleep ( score 5 if you don’t have a sleep partner)
- I frequently fall asleep during the daytime.
- I spend a lot of time thinking about sleep.
- I find it difficult to concentrate especially during the late afternoon.
- I can’t remember the last time I had a good night’s sleep.
Score each of the statements using the scoring system detailed above. Then double the score for statements number 1,3,4,9,10. Total the score and then check it against the grid here.