Sleep Hygiene Index
The Sleep Hygiene Index is a self-report of sleep-related habits. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnosis of insomnia and not a treatment plan.
Overview
What is the SHI?
The SHI asks about habits that can affect sleep. It is not a diagnosis of insomnia or another sleep disorder, and it does not prescribe sleep-hygiene treatment.
Development and clinical use
Mastin and colleagues published the SHI as a sleep-habit instrument. Confirm current official materials before using it in a live pathway.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- Sleep-habit context for clinician review
Administration
A focused client experience
SHI is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce SHI item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- Original SHI paperMastin DF, Bryson J, Corwyn R. Assessment of sleep hygiene using the Sleep Hygiene Index. J Behav Med. 2006;29(3):223-227.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the SHI
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does a high SHI score diagnose insomnia?
No. It describes habits, not a disorder. Diagnosis and treatment remain clinician tasks.
Can I complete SHI here?
No. This page does not collect answers or prescribe habits.
How is SHI used on Lirena?
As a sleep-intake self-report. Clinicians review habit patterns with other sleep history.
Is SHI a treatment programme?
No. It is a questionnaire about habits. Any advice remains with the responsible clinician.