Sensitivity of the child behaviour checklist sleep items and convergent validity with the Sleep Disorders Scale for Children in a paediatric ADHD sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a commonly used measure of child and adolescent functioning, which includes seven items that can be aggregated to provide a purportedly valid measure of sleep functioning. The objective of this study was to examine the convergent validity of the CBCL in a paediatric ADHD population and to evaluate the sensitivity of the instrument when benchmarked against the Sleep Disorders Scale for Children (SDSC).

Methods

The parents of 215 individuals (ages 6-17 years, 86% male) completed the CBCL and SDSC as part of a battery of measured administered as part of a specialised ADHD service located in Perth, Western Australia. All participants had a diagnosis of ADHD confirmed by a paediatrician or psychiatrist prior to attending the servic

SUBMITTER: Mancini VO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8041104 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature