Table 4

Patient responses to insomnia questions

Total = 227

< 1 month

> 1 month*

1- Do you often have difficulty falling asleep?

121 (53.3%)

5 (2.2. %)

116 (51.1%)

2- Do you have frequent awakening with difficulty falling asleep again?

131 (57.7%)

5 (2.2%)

126 (55.5%)

3- Do you wake up too early?

133 (58.6%)

4 (1.7%)

129 (56.8%)

4- Do you often feel tired when you awaken in the morning due to sleep loss?

147 (64.8%)

6 (2.6%)

141 (62.1%)

5- Does sleep loss affect your mood during the day, making you feel tense, irritable or depressed?

107 (47.1%)

2 (0.88%)

105 (46.2%)

*Some patients had more than one answer

Al-Jahdali et al. Journal of Circadian Rhythms 2010 8:7   doi:10.1186/1740-3391-8-7