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Portuguese Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire -validation and cross-cultural comparison

Abstracts

OBJECTIVE:

To validate the Portuguese version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-PT) and compare it to the versions from other countries.

METHODS:

The questionnaire was previously adapted to the Portuguese language according to international guidelines. 500 questionnaires were delivered to the parents of a Portuguese community sample of children aged 2 to 10 years old. 370 (74%) valid questionnaires were obtained, 55 children met exclusion criteria and 315 entered in the validation study.

RESULTS:

The CSHQ-PT internal consistency (Cronbach's α) was 0.78 for the total scale and ranged from 0.44 to 0.74 for subscales. The test-retest reliability for subscales (Pearson's cor-relations, n=58) ranged from 0.59 to 0.85. Our data did not adjust to the original 8 domains structure in Confirmatory Factor Analysis but the Exploratory Factor Analysis extracted 5 factors that have correspondence to CSHQ subscales.

CONCLUSION:

The CSHQ-PT evidenced psychometric properties that are comparable to the versions from other countries and adequate for the screening of sleep disturbances in children from 2 to 10 years old.

Sleep; Questionnaire; Portuguese; Child; Validity; Reliability; Cross-Cultural Comparison


OBJETIVO:

Validar a versão em português do Questionário de Hábitos de Sono das Crianças (CSHQ-PT) e compará-la às versões de outros países.

MÉTODOS:

O questionário foi anteriormente adaptado para o português de acordo com as diretrizes internacionais. 500 questionários foram entregues aos pais de uma amostra populacional portuguesa de crianças com idade entre 2 e 10 anos. 370 (74%) questionários válidos foram obtidos, 55 crianças apresentaram critérios de exclusão e 315 foram aceitas no estudo de validação.

RESULTADOS:

A consistência interna do CSHQ-PT (α de Cronbach) foi de 0,78 para a escala completa e variou de 0,44 a 0,74 nas subescalas. A confiabilidade teste-reteste das subescalas (correlações de Pearson, n = 58) variou de 0,59 a 0,85. Nossos dados não foram compatíveis com a estrutura original de 8 domínios na Análise Fatorial Confirmatória, porém a Análise Fatorial Exploratória extraiu 5 fatores que correspondem a subescalas do CSHQ.

CONCLUSÃO:

O CSHQ-PT apresentou propriedades psicométricas comparáveis às versões de outros países e adequadas para triagem de problemas do sono em crianças de 2 a 10 anos de idade.

Sono; Questionário; Português; Criança; Validade; Confiabilidade; Comparação transcultural


Introduction

Adequate sleep is increasingly recognized as an important determinant of child and adolescent health, for inadequate sleep may impact daytime cognitive functions, academic performance, behavior, emotional regulation, weight and the risk of accidental falls.11. Beebe DW. Cognitive, behavioral, and functional consequences of inadequate sleep in children and adolescents. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011;58:649-65.

2. Wong MM, Brower KJ, Zucker RA. Sleep problems, suicidal ideation, and self-harm behaviors in adolescence. J Psychiatr Res. 2011;45:505-11.

3. Petry C, Pereira MU, Pitrez PMC, Jones MH, Stein RT. The prevalence of symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in Brazilian schoolchildren. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84:123-9.

4. Hart CN, Cairns A, Jelalian E. Sleep and obesity in children and adolescents. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011;58: 715-33.
- 55. Boto LR, Crispim JN, de Melo IS, Juvandes C, Rodrigues T, Azevedo P, Ferreira R. Sleep deprivation and accidental fall risk in children. Sleep Med. 2012;13:88-95. Its consequences may extend also to the parents sleep quality and daytime functioning.66. Meltzer LJ, Montgomery-Downs HE. Sleep in the family. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2011;58:765-74.

Parents report sleep difficulties in 10-75% of children worldwide, ranging from transient benign behavioral problems to more persistent and severe conditions such as the sleep apnea syndromes.33. Petry C, Pereira MU, Pitrez PMC, Jones MH, Stein RT. The prevalence of symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in Brazilian schoolchildren. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2008;84:123-9. , 77. Mindell JA, Owens J, Alves R, Bruni O, Goh DY, Hiscock H, Kohyama J, Sadeh A. Give children and adolescents the gift of a good night's sleep: a call to action. Sleep Med. 2011;12: 203-4. , 88. Moore M, Allison D, Rosen CL. A review of pediatric nonrespiratory sleep disorders. Chest. 2006;130:1252-62. Sleep problems also seem to be common in Portugal and in Brazil, but there is a lack of recent data about the sleep habits of children aged 2 to 6 years old obtained with validated questionnaires.99. Silva TA, Carvalho LC, Silva L, Medeiros M, Natal VB, Carvalho JC, et al. Sleep Habits and Starting Time to School in Brazilian Children. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2005;63:402-6. , 1010. Crispim JN, Boto LR, Melo IS, Ferreira R. Sleep pattern and risk factors for sleep deprivation in a portuguese pediatric population. Acta Pediatr Port. 2011;42:93-8.

The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) is a retrospective parent-report questionnaire that was developed in the United States to evaluate the sleep behavior in school-aged children.1111. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M, Nobile C. Sleep habits and sleep disturbance in elementary school-aged children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2000:27-36. The questions were selected in order to include the symptom presentations of the most common pediatric sleep disorders, according to the International Classification of Sleep Disorders. 1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51. Thirty-three out of its 45 initial items (Fig. 1) were further conceptually grouped into eight subscales, reflecting the following sleep domains: Bedtime Resistance, Sleep Onset Delay, Sleep Duration, Sleep Anxiety, Night Wakings, Parasomnias, Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Daytime Sleepiness. This 33-items structure was validated for the screening sleep disturbances in school-aged children (4 to 10 years old) showing a full scale internal consistency of 0.68 in a community sample, ranging from 0.36 to 0.70 for the subscales. Comparing the results from community and clinic samples, this study suggested a total score cut off of 41 to identify children with potential sleep disorders.1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51.

The CSHQ was subsequently used in several studies, reflecting its usefulness and adequate psychometric properties, and it was also successfully used with children aged 2 to 3 years old.1313. Goodlin-Jones B, Sitnick S, Tang K, Liu J, Anders TF. The children's sleep habits questionnaire in toddlers and preschool children. J Dev Behav Pediat. 2008;29:82-8. , 1414. van Litsenburg RR, Waumans RC, van den Berg G, Gemke RJ. Sleep habits and sleep disturbances in Dutch children: a population-based study. Eur J Pediatr. 2010;169:1009-15. There are adaptations of the questionnaire to other languages such as Chinese, Hebrew, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish and, for most of them, there are published validation studies.1515. Liu X, Liu L, Owens JA, Kaplan DL. Sleep Patterns and Sleep Problems Among School children in the United States and China. Pediatrics. 2005;115:241-9.

16. Tzchishinsky O, Lufi D, Shochat T. Reliability of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire Hebrew Translation and Cross Cultural Comparison of the Psychometric Properties. Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy. 2008;3:30-4.

17. Waumans RC, Terwee CB, van den Berg G, Knol DL, van Litsenburg RR, Gemke RJ. Sleep and sleep disturbance in children: Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Sleep. 2010;33:841-5.

18. Schlarb AA, Schwerdtle B, Hautzinger M. Validation and psychometric properties of the German version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE). Somnologie. 2010;14:260-6.

19. Cortesi F, Giannotti F, Sebastiani T, Vagnoni C. Cosleeping and Sleep Behavior in Italian School-aged Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2004;25:28-33.
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The CSHQ was previously adapted to the Portuguese language and culture.2121. Silva FG, Silva CR, Neto AS, Braga LB. Portuguese Version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire: Translation and Cultural Adaptation (abstract). Evid-Based Child Health. 2011;6:S76. In this study we aimed to perform its validation and to compare it to the versions from other countries.

Methods

The CSHQ evaluates the parents' perception of their child's sleep during the last week or, if it was not representative for some reason, during a recent more typical week. The frequency of sleep related behaviors is rated on a 3-point scale as ''usually'' (5 to 7 times per week, scored as 3 points), ''sometimes'' (2 to 4 times per week, scored as 2 points) or ''rarely'' (0 to 1 time per week, scored as 1 point). The scoring of some items was reversed (items 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and 26) so that an higher score corresponds to a more disturbed sleep. Full scale (33 items) and subscales scores can be calculated.1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51. The subscales are Bedtime Resistance (items 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8), Sleep Onset Delay (item 2), Sleep Duration (items 9, 10 and 11), Sleep Anxiety (items 5, 7, 8 and 21), Night Wakings (items 16, 24 and 25), Parasomnias (items 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 and 23), Sleep-Disordered Breathing (items 18, 19 and 20) and Daytime Sleepiness (items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33).

The cultural adaptation of the CSHQ to the Portuguese language (CSHQ-PT) was authorized by the author of the original version in 2009, who also approved the final back translation. This process was developed by a translation team from Portugal, according to recommended guidelines.2121. Silva FG, Silva CR, Neto AS, Braga LB. Portuguese Version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire: Translation and Cultural Adaptation (abstract). Evid-Based Child Health. 2011;6:S76. , 2222. Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures Spine. 2000;25:3186-91. , 2323. Sagheri D, Wiater A, Steffen P, Owens JA. Applying principles of good practice for translation and cross-cultural adaptation of sleep-screening instruments in children. Behav Sleep Med. 2010;8:151-6. The questionnaire was translated to the Portuguese language by two independent translators and a single consensus version was obtained; the English back translation was performed by another two translators who had English as their first language, and synthesized in a single version. The translation team, that also included a respiratory medicine pediatrician and a professional translator, reviewed the documents in order to solve the small discrepancies and to get a Portuguese version that was conceptually equivalent to the original and understandable for parents with low literacy level. The final Portuguese version (Fig. 2) was tested in cognitive interviews (n=10 parents, including 3 with Brazilian Portuguese as their first language) showing that it was clear for all of them.

For children under 4 years, the item ''Wets bed'' did not apply and it was scored as ''sometimes'' as in a previous study with this age band. 1313. Goodlin-Jones B, Sitnick S, Tang K, Liu J, Anders TF. The children's sleep habits questionnaire in toddlers and preschool children. J Dev Behav Pediat. 2008;29:82-8.

The participants were enrolled in schools (N=252) and also in surveillance appointments (n=248), so that younger children would be included. In order to have a more representative sample, both medium-high and low population density regions of Portugal were selected. Parents who volunteered received a second questionnaire for retest analysis after 1-2 weeks (n=138).

Figure 1
The original Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (33-item version).

Figure 2
Portuguese version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (33-item version).

The minimum sample size was set as N=231 for an estimated full scale a=0.70 to be determined with a 95% confidence interval of ±0.05.2424. Streiner DL, Norman GR. Health Measurement Scales. A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003. This sample size would also be reasonable for factor analysis.2525. Pett MA, Lackey NR, Sullivan JJ. Making Sense of Factor Analysis. London: Sage Publications; 2003. Allowing for non-responders and children with exclusion criteria, 500 questionnaires were delivered to a convenience sample of parents of children from 2 to 10 years old.

The inclusion criteria were eligible age of the children and the willingness of the parents to participate after informed consent. As in the original validation study, the exclusion criteria were the parent report of a develop mental or psychiatric disorder (such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder -ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder) or medication (psychostimulants, anticonvulsants or antihistamines) that might impact sleep.1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51.

In the absence of a well established socioeconomic status classification in Portugal, the parent educational level was used for this characterization.

The study protocol and the questionnaire were approved by the Ministry of Education and the Ethics Committee. The questionnaires were delivered between October 2010 (pilot study) and February 2011.

The data analysis was made with SPSS 11.0 program, except for Confirmatory Factor Analysis that was performed using LISREL 8.7 software. P values were considered significant if under 0.05. Unpaired t test, Kruskal-Wallis tests and chi-square tests were used to compare means, distributions and proportions between groups as appropriate.

The internal consistency of the 33 scoring items and its subscales was assessed with Cronbach's a coefficients. Test-retest reliability for subscales was evaluated with Pearson's r. The correlations were regarded as weak (0.20-0.39), moderate (0.40-0.59), strong (0.60-0.79) or very strong (0.80-1.00).2626. Swiscow TD. Statistics at square one: correlation and regression. 9th ed. London: BMJ; 1997 [cited 2013 Feb 07]. Available from: http://www.bmj.com/about-bmj/resourcesreaders/publications/statistics-square-one
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis was performed to test the adjustment of our data to the 8-factor model of the original CSHQ. A Comparative Fit Index (CFI) > 0.95 and a Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) < 0.06 were considered as a good fit.2727. Hu L, Bentler PM. Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives. Structural Equation Modeling. 1999;6:1-55. As these conditions were not satisfied, we performed also an Exploratory Factor Analysis.

Results

Three hundred and seventy seven questionnaires were returned and seven were excluded for having more than 20% missing or invalid answers. From 370 (74%) valid questionnaires, fifty five children (15%) met exclusion, 29 for disease (mainly ADHD) and 30 for medication (mainly antihistamines). Likewise, 315 questionnaires entered in the validation study.

The questionnaires were answered by the mothers (81.9%), fathers (12.3%), both (4.8%) or other person (1.0%). The children's mean age was 5.8 ± 2.4 years. Other Sociodemographic characteristics are presented in Table 1.

The CSHQ-PT total score mean was 47.0 ± 7.2 (95% CI: 46.10-47.81). Comparing the mean total scores from three age subgroups (2 to 4, 5 to 7, and 8 to 10 years), we found a trend for a gradual decrease: 49.4 ± 7.8, 46.2 ± 6.1, 45.11 ± 7.1, respectively (p < 0.001). There were no differences between boys and girls. Children identified by the parents as ''Problem sleepers'' had a higher mean score then ''Non-problem sleepers'': 54.5 versus 45.9, respectively (p < 0.001).

The internal consistency of the CSHQ-PT was 0.78 for the full 33-item scale (95% CI 0.746 -0.809) and ranged from 0.44 to 0.74 for the subscales (Table 2). Eliminating items 21, 26, 28, 32 and 33 would increase the total scale a to 0.81 but would decrease the subscales a, except for item 21. Eliminating items 7 and 21 would increase Sleep Anxiety a from 0.44 to 0.57.

The answers for children aged 2 to 3 years old (n = 68) showed internal consistencies that were similar to the older ones: total scale 0.78, Bedtime Resistance 0.74, Sleep Duration 0.72, Sleep Anxiety 0.53, Night Wakings 0.58, Parasomnias 0.57, Sleep-Disordered Breathing 0.74 and Daytime Sleepiness 0.64.

Table 1
Socio-demographic characterization of the validation sample (n = 315).

Retest questionnaires were sent to 138 parents with a 57.2% response rate. Twenty one questionnaires presented exclusion criteria and 58 were used in test-retest reliability analysis. The total CSHQ score showed a strong correlation in retests (0.79, p < 0.001). Subscale score correlations ranged from 0.59 to 0.85 (Table 3). The sleep schedules (bedtime and wake time in weekdays and weekends) showed very strong correlations (from 0.86 to 0.96) except for the bedtime in the weekend (0.64, p < 0.001). The child's usual amount of sleep each day also showed a strong correlation in retests (r=0.79, p < 0.001).

Our data did not fit the original CSHQ eight domain structure in Confirmatory Factor Analysis as CFI was 0.863 and RMSEA was 0.063. The Exploratory Factor Analysis extracted five factors: daytime somnolence (items 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31), difficulty in settle to sleep alone/sleep anxiety (items 3, 4, 5, 8 and 16), night wakings and parasomnias (items 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24 and 25), sleep duration (items 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 11 and 25) and Sleep-disordered breathing (items 18, 19 and 20).

Discussion

The CSHQ has already been used for children aged 2 to 3 years but the validation data for this age band is scarce.2828. Sneddon P, Peacock GG, Crowley SL. Assessment of Sleep Problems in Preschool Aged Children: An Adaptation of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire.[Epub ahead of print 2012 Jul 19]. Behav Sleep Med. 2013 [cited 2013 Feb 19]. Available from: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15402002.2012.707158
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In this study, we found total scale and subscale internal consistencies that were similar to older children.1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51. , 1717. Waumans RC, Terwee CB, van den Berg G, Knol DL, van Litsenburg RR, Gemke RJ. Sleep and sleep disturbance in children: Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Sleep. 2010;33:841-5. , 1818. Schlarb AA, Schwerdtle B, Hautzinger M. Validation and psychometric properties of the German version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE). Somnologie. 2010;14:260-6.

Table 2
CSHQ internal consistencies (Cronbach's a) in community samples from different countries.

Considering the full sample, the total scale a (0.78) is above the recommended value of 0.70.2424. Streiner DL, Norman GR. Health Measurement Scales. A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003. It is also higher than the values described in community samples from the United Sates and Germany (Table 2) and identical to an US clinical sample.1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51. , 18 18. Schlarb AA, Schwerdtle B, Hautzinger M. Validation and psychometric properties of the German version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE). Somnologie. 2010;14:260-6. The CSHQ-PT also evidenced convergent validity with the overall parent evaluation of sleep difficulties as children identified as ''Problem sleepers'' got higher total scores.2424. Streiner DL, Norman GR. Health Measurement Scales. A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.

Subscale internal consistencies were similar to the original validation values (see Table 2), except for the lower a for the Sleep Anxiety subscale (0.44). This has already been described in the Dutch and German questionnaires and the same was found for other scales in other languages.1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51. , 1616. Tzchishinsky O, Lufi D, Shochat T. Reliability of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire Hebrew Translation and Cross Cultural Comparison of the Psychometric Properties. Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy. 2008;3:30-4.

17. Waumans RC, Terwee CB, van den Berg G, Knol DL, van Litsenburg RR, Gemke RJ. Sleep and sleep disturbance in children: Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Sleep. 2010;33:841-5.
- 1818. Schlarb AA, Schwerdtle B, Hautzinger M. Validation and psychometric properties of the German version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE). Somnologie. 2010;14:260-6. In Portugal, it seems that items 7 and 21 are not well adapted to our reality because eliminating them would increase the subscale a to 0.57. Besides that, Factorial Analysis showed that items 3 and 4 were also related to this construct.

Factor analysis (FA) is not described in the original CSHQ validation study.1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51. We found that our data did not show a good fit to the original subscales in Confirmatory FA but the Exploratory FA extracted 5 factors with an interesting correspondence to the subscale domains. The Dutch community sample did not fit either and 4 factors were determined as in a smaller study with English-speaking children.1717. Waumans RC, Terwee CB, van den Berg G, Knol DL, van Litsenburg RR, Gemke RJ. Sleep and sleep disturbance in children: Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Sleep. 2010;33:841-5. , 2828. Sneddon P, Peacock GG, Crowley SL. Assessment of Sleep Problems in Preschool Aged Children: An Adaptation of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire.[Epub ahead of print 2012 Jul 19]. Behav Sleep Med. 2013 [cited 2013 Feb 19]. Available from: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15402002.2012.707158
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These differences may be related to the translation process as well as distinct patterns of sleep behaviors in the studied populations. This is the reason why, despite all the effort involved in the cross-cultural adaptation of questionnaires, the validation of the new versions is mandatory.2222. Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures Spine. 2000;25:3186-91. , 2323. Sagheri D, Wiater A, Steffen P, Owens JA. Applying principles of good practice for translation and cross-cultural adaptation of sleep-screening instruments in children. Behav Sleep Med. 2010;8:151-6. Nevertheless, it is appropriate to keep the original CSHQ itens and subscales for Portuguese children for they showed acceptable psychometric properties and they are important for both clinical purposes and cross-cultural comparisons.

The test-retest reliability analysis for subscales showed strong and very strong correlations that were similar or higher than the original ones and comparable to the intraclass correlation coefficients from other studies (Table 3). We also present for the first time test-retest correlations for the sleep schedules and the quantitative sleep duration evaluation of the CSHQ, finding that most of them are above the recommended value of 0.70.2424. Streiner DL, Norman GR. Health Measurement Scales. A Practical Guide to Their Development and Use. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2003.

The mean total CSHQ score in Portuguese children was higher than described before in North American, Chinese, Dutch, German and Hebrew community samples, even when considering only 4-10 years old (mean total score 46.45±7.14).1414. van Litsenburg RR, Waumans RC, van den Berg G, Gemke RJ. Sleep habits and sleep disturbances in Dutch children: a population-based study. Eur J Pediatr. 2010;169:1009-15.

15. Liu X, Liu L, Owens JA, Kaplan DL. Sleep Patterns and Sleep Problems Among School children in the United States and China. Pediatrics. 2005;115:241-9.

16. Tzchishinsky O, Lufi D, Shochat T. Reliability of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire Hebrew Translation and Cross Cultural Comparison of the Psychometric Properties. Sleep Diagnosis and Therapy. 2008;3:30-4.

17. Waumans RC, Terwee CB, van den Berg G, Knol DL, van Litsenburg RR, Gemke RJ. Sleep and sleep disturbance in children: Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Sleep. 2010;33:841-5.
- 1818. Schlarb AA, Schwerdtle B, Hautzinger M. Validation and psychometric properties of the German version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE). Somnologie. 2010;14:260-6. This finding suggested an higher prevalence of problematic sleep behaviors in our population that needs further investigation.

We present the validation of an international instrument that may be useful for both clinical practice and research. Since the beginning of this project, other children sleep questionnaires were adapted to the Portuguese language in Brazil, having less emphasis in the behavioral dimension of sleep and different age limits.2929. Ferreira VR, Carvalho LB, Ruotolo F, de Morais JF, Prado LB, Prado GF. Sleep disturbance scale for children: translation, cultural adaptation, and validation. Sleep Med. 2009;10:457-63. , 3030. Nunes ML, Kampff JP, Sadeh A. BISQ Questionnaire for Infant Sleep Assessment: translation into brazilian portuguese. Sleep Sci. 2012;5:89-91. The adaptation of the CSHQ to the Portuguese language included cognitive interviews with Brazilian parents living in Portugal and showed that the questionnaire was clear to all of them. Therefore, although it was not yet validated in Brazil, the CSHQ-PT also seems adequate for Brazilian populations.2121. Silva FG, Silva CR, Neto AS, Braga LB. Portuguese Version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire: Translation and Cultural Adaptation (abstract). Evid-Based Child Health. 2011;6:S76.

Table 3
CSHQ test-retest reliability in community samples from different countries.

We do recognize some limitations in our work. We used convenience samples that, although heterogeneous in geographic and socioeconomic characteristics, may not be fully representative of the Portuguese population. Also, we were not able to characterize non responders due to privacy constraints, though we got a fair response rate (74%) comparing to other countries (46.9% in the USA, 63% in Holland and 92% in China).1212. Owens JA, Spirito A, McGuinn M. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ): psychometric properties of a survey instrument for school-aged children. Sleep. 2000;23:1043-51. , 1515. Liu X, Liu L, Owens JA, Kaplan DL. Sleep Patterns and Sleep Problems Among School children in the United States and China. Pediatrics. 2005;115:241-9. , 1717. Waumans RC, Terwee CB, van den Berg G, Knol DL, van Litsenburg RR, Gemke RJ. Sleep and sleep disturbance in children: Reliability and validity of the Dutch version of the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire. Sleep. 2010;33:841-5. The comparison of the CSHQ-PT results with sleep logs and more objective actigraphy data would also be useful.

In conclusion, our study shows that the CSHQ-PT is comparable to the versions from other countries and has adequate psychometric properties for the screening of sleep problems in children aged from 2 to 10 years old.

Funding

This study was supported by Cuf-Descobertas Hospital.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    jan-feb 2014

History

  • Received
    08 Feb 2013
  • Accepted
    19 June 2013
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