Development and psychometric evaluation of the Children's Sleep-Wake Scale^.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the development and psychometric evaluation of the Children's Sleep-Wake Scale (CSWS), a caregiver-report measure of behavioral sleep quality in 2- to 8-year-old children.

Design

Five studies using independent samples were completed to generate, refine, and finalize the item pool, as well as to confirm the factor structure and to assess the reliability and validity of the CSWS.

Setting

Field.

Measures

CSWS, sleep diary, and actigraphy.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis supported the theoretically proposed 5-factor structure (Going to Bed, Falling Asleep, Maintaining Sleep, Reinitiating Sleep, Returning to Wakefulness). The final questionnaire included 25 items, with items rated on a 6-point scale (Never, Once in Awhile, Sometimes

SUBMITTER: LeBourgeois MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5215091 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature