The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children: psychometric properties and prevalence of sleep disorders in Spanish children aged 6–16 years

Mireia Pagerols; Rosa Bosch; Raquel Prat; Èlia Pagespetit; Robert Cilveti; Nerea Chaparro; Antoni Esteve; Miquel Casas

doi:10.1111/jsr.13871

journal article Mar 13, 2023

The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children: psychometric properties and prevalence of sleep disorders in Spanish children aged 6–16 years

Mireia Pagerols

Rosa Bosch

Raquel Prat Èlia Pagespetit Robert Cilveti Nerea Chaparro Antoni Esteve Miquel Casas

Journal of Sleep Research Vol. 32 No. 4 · Wiley

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Abstract

SummaryThe present research aimed to investigate, for the first time, the validity and reliability of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) in a sample of 2733 Spanish children aged 6–16 years. We also described the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of sleep disorder symptoms among young people, which had never been studied in Spain. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the original six‐factor model and Cronbach's alpha for the total questionnaire was 0.82, which indicated good reliability. Moreover, all the SDSC subscales correlated positively and significantly with the total score (range = 0.41–0.70), thus showing convergent validity. Considering T‐scores >70 as pathological, we identified at least one sleep disorder in 116 participants (4.24%), including disorders of excessive somnolence (DOES; 5.82%), sleep–wake transition disorders (SWTD; 5.27%), and disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS; 5.09%) among the most common problems. Students in secondary education and those from families with a low socioeconomic status were more likely to have DIMS, disorders of arousal, and DOES. Subjects with clinically elevated levels of sleep breathing disorders were more frequently of foreign origin and from disadvantaged families. Boys and primary school students were more prone to sleep hyperhidrosis, while SWTD were overrepresented among children with a low socioeconomic status. According to our results, the Spanish version of the SDSC seems to be a good instrument for assessing sleep disturbances in school‐age children and adolescents, which is essential to prevent the significant implications of poor sleeping on the overall welfare of young people.

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Published: Mar 13, 2023
Vol/Issue: 32(4)
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Authors

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Mireia Pagerols

Programa MIND Escoles, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu Esplugues de Llobregat Spain; Departament de Fonaments Clínics, Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut Universitat de Barcelona (UB) Barcelona Spain

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Rosa Bosch

Programa MIND Escoles, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu Esplugues de Llobregat Spain; CIBER de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III Madrid Spain

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Raquel Prat

Programa MIND Escoles, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu Esplugues de Llobregat Spain; Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CEES) University of Vic‐Central University of Catalonia (UVic‐UCC) Vic Spain

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Èlia Pagespetit

Programa MIND Escoles, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu Esplugues de Llobregat Spain; Departament de Medicina, Facultat de Medicina Universitat de Vic‐Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic‐UCC) Vic Spain

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Robert Cilveti

AdSalutem Instituto del Sueño Barcelona Spain

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Nerea Chaparro

AdSalutem Instituto del Sueño Barcelona Spain

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Antoni Esteve

AdSalutem Instituto del Sueño Barcelona Spain

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Miquel Casas

Programa MIND Escoles, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu Esplugues de Llobregat Spain; Departament de Psiquiatria i Medicina Legal Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Bellaterra Spain; Fundació Privada d'Investigació Sant Pau (FISP) Barcelona Spain

Funding

Generalitat de Catalunya

Fundació Institut de Recerca Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron

Cite This Article

Mireia Pagerols, Rosa Bosch, Raquel Prat, et al. (2023). The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children: psychometric properties and prevalence of sleep disorders in Spanish children aged 6–16 years. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13871

The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children: psychometric properties and prevalence of sleep disorders in Spanish children aged 6–16 years

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