tempo di addormentamento

English translation: sleep latency

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Italian term or phrase:	tempo di addormentamento
English translation:	sleep latency
Entered by:	Joseph Tein

08:48 Apr 18, 2009

Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / pharmaceutical research

Italian term or phrase: tempo di addormentamento

This is a back translation.

This phrase appears in the title of an English-->Italian translation of the Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire. This apparently was translated into Italian a few years ago, and now I'm being asked to do a back translation of this little questionnaire.

The translated title of the document reads "Questionario di valutazione del *tempo di addormentamento*" The rest of the document contains instructions for answering the questions, then 10 questions on the subject's sleep, waking and level of alertness.

How would you translate 'tempo di addormentamento' as used here? The only thing I can think of is 'going-to-sleep time' which is awkward. This is going into US English, by the way.

(I realize that this might not be considered a PRO-level question ... scusate ... but I was afraid that less people would see this if I marked it non-PRO.)

Grazie.

Joseph Tein KudoZ activity Questions: 1487 (7 open) (1 without valid answers) (120 closed without grading) Answers: 724 United States
Local time: 04:13

sleep latency

Explanation:
this is the exact corresponding definition :)

http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&safe=off&num=30&q= "sleep ...

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ah better this (for the language selection)
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&safe=off&num=30&q="sleep l...

BTW: 102.000 Ghits :)

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se servisse chiarire meglio... sarebbe 'latenza al sonno' ovvero, 'tempo di addormentamento'...........................

comunque è un termine "tecnico" ben conosciuto, diffuso e utilizzato dai professionisti del settore. Semplicemente, si chiama così, come dimostra una qualsisasi ricerca, non solo su Google, ma su tutti i più autorevoli siti dedicati al sonno e, più in generale, alla psiconeurologia.

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well thank you too! :) but please note that 'sleep onset time' refers to the time (e.g. 10.00 p.m.) you get asleep NOT to the amount of time spent in bed before you get asleep (that is 'tempo di addormentamento' e.g. "In pratica, mentre prima della ricerca il loro tempo medio di sonno a notte era di 4-6 ore ed il tempo di addormentamento era di 25-30 minuti, dopo sei mesi..." http://www.dica33.it/argomenti/prevenzione/attivita_fisica/a...
Anyway - I read your comment added in the Discussion space only now - if you prefer to use something less "scientific" you could well use also 'time to get to sleep' that is a synonym of 'sleep latency'

http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&safe=off&num=30&q="time to...
http://www.google.it/search?hl=it&safe=off&num=30&q="time to...

Selected response from:

Mirra_
Italy
Local time: 13:13

Grading comment

Thank you Mirra. It was hard to decide between 'sleep latency' and 'sleep onset time' because they really mean the same thing; however, 'sleep latency' comes up much more frequently in a google search.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

sleep onset time

Mihaela Petrican

3 +2

Getting To Sleep (GTS)

Barbara Carrara

sleep duration

Dr Lofthouse

sleep latency

Mirra_

ease of getting to sleep

Marga Shaw

Summary of reference entries provided

tempo di addormentato

Dr Lofthouse

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

sleep onset time

Explanation:
My option...

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Something related here:

Latenza di addormentamento (Sleep Onset Latency, SOL): esprime il tempo che intercorre tra il momento della “buona notte” (light off) e la prima epoca di sonno (nelle analisi condotte nel nostro laboratorio del sonno, questa coincide solitamente con la comparsa del primo complesso-K o fuso del sonno) (De Gennaro et al., 2001).
http://www.cognitiveneuroscience.it/sonno caratteristiche e ...

The experimental groups improved significantly(p<.05) more than the control group, but did not differ from each other. No significant relationships between physiological levels and sleep-onset time were found, which suggests that muscle relaxation alone was not responsible for subjects' improvements. Since 20 minutes of daily practice were required to achieve an approximate 30-minute decrease in sleep-onset time, the practical utility of the methods is questioned.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/t2466g28wwq48228/

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The experimental groups improved significantly(p<.05) more than the control group, but did not differ from each other. No significant relationships between physiological levels and sleep-onset time were found, which suggests that muscle relaxation alone was not responsible for subjects' improvements. Since 20 minutes of daily practice were required to achieve an approximate 30-minute decrease in sleep-onset time, the practical utility of the methods is questioned.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/t2466g28wwq48228/

Mihaela Petrican
Italy
Local time: 13:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian
PRO pts in category: 1146

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hello Mihaela. Thank you for your prompt suggestion ... it was a very close second!

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Getting To Sleep (GTS)

Explanation:
It seems that all EN websites on the LSEQ refer to this as Getting To Sleep (GTS).
Don't know if there's another "official" or LSEO-relevant way of translating this, but there you go.

Barbara

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Well, I don't know if you want to stick to LSEQ jargon right from the outset or go for sth less specific.
Anyway, back to my option (or LSEO, rather), of course your title should read Getting-To-Sleep Time, but it seemed too obvious to suggest.
Have a good one,
B.

Barbara Carrara
Italy
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of:

Italian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Spasibo to you, also, for your suggestion :)

2 hrs confidence:

ease of getting to sleep

Explanation:

This is how this rating is descriibed in the Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire

e.g.:
The Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire (LSEQ) is a standardized self-reporting instrument comprising ten 100mm visual analogue scales that pertain to the ...
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/hup.534

The 10 questions were chosen to reflect four aspects of sleep and early morning behavior: • ease of getting to sleep (GTS) • quality of sleep (Q OS) • ease ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0415438187...

Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire ratings of the ease of getting to sleep and the perceived quality of sleep were significantly improved following both ...
cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=16758410

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Hopefully, the following provides an active link:

The Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire (LSEQ) is a standardized ... scales that pertain to the ease of getting to sleep (GTS), quality of sleep (QOS), ...
www.websciences.org/cftemplate/NAPS/archives/indiv.cfm?ID=2...

Further, they were carried out in sleep laboratories and tended to obtain .... ease of getting to sleep; number of awakenings; restless/restful sleep; ..... A.C. Parrott and I. Hindmarch, The Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire in ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165178103001872

Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your suggestion.

8 hrs confidence:

sleep duration

Explanation:
see reference.

www.farmaciadimuria.it/3livello_dettaglio_new.asp?id=2491&cat=parliamo di...

Dr Lofthouse
France
Local time: 12:13
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 50

5 hrs confidence:

sleep latency

Mirra_
Italy
Local time: 13:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 110

Grading comment

Reference comments

8 hrs

Reference: tempo di addormentato

Reference information:
wiki - according to reference , benzodiazepines (eg valium, librium) inhibit REM sleep and 'tempo di addormentato', implying it can't be 'sleep onset time', but 'sleep duration', or one of the PHASES of the sleep wake cycle

Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psicofarmaco

Dr Lofthouse
France
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 50

Note to reference poster

Asker: Ciao Dr. L. Thank you for the reference ... and please note that the term isn't 'tempo di addormentato' but 'tempo di addormentamento' so we are indeed looking for a translation that refers to how long it takes the subject to fall asleep at the outset.

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