French validation of the sleep disturbance scale for children (SDSC) in young children (aged 6 months to 4 years)

Lecuelle, Florian; Gustin, Marie-Paule; Leslie, Wendy; Mindell, Jodi A.; Franco, Patricia; Putois, Benjamin

doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2019.09.014

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“…As soon as the lockdown in France ended (duration: 2 months), the SDSC was distributed 4 to 110 French mothers for completion: these assessed the frequency of sleep disturbances in their children during the lockdown. In 2018, this same questionnaire was completed by 316 mothers.…”

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Did the COVID-19 lockdown really have no impact on young children’s sleep?

Lecuelle

Leslie

Huguelet

et al. 2020

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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Did the COVID-19 lockdown really have no impact on young children’s sleep?

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Leslie

Huguelet

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“…In this regard, our explanation for the debate is further corroborated by our clustering analyses, which identified two subpopulations respectively within each country that responded differently to the lockdown conditions, resulting in a more symptomatic or risky group and a less symptomatic group (i.e., that may employ more effective coping strategies). Hence, if another study obtains a pathological group (e.g., a DIMS score greater than the pathological threshold [ 64 , 82 ]) that is too small (e.g., by population sampling variability or sociocultural factors), and the data also include many individuals that employ effective coping strategies for example, the probability to successfully detect a significant effect in certain risk/causal variables as related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be reduced.…”

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“…The psychometric validity of the questionnaires employed (SDSC, ISI, CGI-P) in the study is well-supported. The SDSC [ 60 , 64 ] measures five specific categories of sleep disturbance (e.g., insomnia, drowsiness, apnea, parasomnia, nonrestorative sleep) and may be preferred over the CSHQ, which measures general criteria. Indeed, the SDSC has been shown to have good internal consistency, and has been validated in multiple languages [ 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 ].…”

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The Interaction between Lockdown-Specific Conditions and Family-Specific Variables Explains the Presence of Child Insomnia during COVID-19: A Key Response to the Current Debate

Anders

Lecuelle

Perrin

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It is still debated whether lockdown conditions in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis seriously affected children’s sleep. For young children, some studies identified more insomnia, while others only transient disturbances, or even no effect. Based on the premise of mother–child synchrony, a well-known dynamic established in child development research, we hypothesized that principally, the children whose mothers perceived the lockdown as stressful and/or responded maladaptively, suffered sleep disturbances. The main objective of this study was to identify the family profiles, variables, and lockdown responses most linked to insomnia in young children. The sample consisted of 165 mothers, French vs. Swiss origin (accounting for different lockdown severities), of children 6 months to 5 years old. Validated sleep, stress, and behavior scales were used. Multiple regression, age-matched clustering, and structural equation modeling analyses provided evidence that insomnia in young children is indeed strongly linked to the mother’s reaction to the pandemic and lockdown. Specifically, reactions such as COVID-19 fear/anxiety and obsessive COVID-19 information seeking coincide with heightened vigilance, cascading into reduced child social contact, outings, and increased screen viewing, ultimately culminating in child insomnia and behavioral problems. Mother education level and child day care quality (e.g., home-schooling) were also identified as strong insomnia predictors.

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“…In the same year, Huang et al[8] translated the SDSC and tested its reliability and validity in 3525 children aged 5-16 years. The results showed that its psychometric properties are also satisfactory,and it could be used as an epidemiological screening tool for parent-reported sleep disorders in Chinese school-age children.In 2019, Lecuelle et al [9] rstly validated the SDSC for French preschoolers (aged 6 months to 4 years). The convergent validity and internal reliability of a 22-item SDSC for young children (SDSC-Y) were acceptable.Subsequently, Romeo et al [10] applied a 22-item version of the SDSC to a convenience sample of 193 Italian infants and toddlers (aged 6-36 months), and a 19 items questionnaire eventually formed was encouraged for the evaluation of sleep problems.…”

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Validation of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) in Infants and Toddlers from Mainland China

Chen

Xiao-xia

et al. 2022

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A Chinese version of the sleep disturbance scale for children (SDSC) has been validated for 5 to 16-year olds. However, the assessment tool of sleep disturbance in infants and young children from mainland China is relatively rare and limited, and clinicians cannot objectively, accurately, and comprehensively screen for early detection and intervene to treat them. Background:To evaluate the reliability and validity of SDSC among infants (aged 6 months to 36 months) in mainland China, and to provide a reference for expanding the application of the SDSC for the Chinese infants (SDSC-I). Methods: From April to November 2021, parents of infants from Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Longyan, Sanming and Nanping in Fujian Province completed the SDSC which is specifically for infants and toddlers. The reliability and validity of the scales were estimated by item analysis, standard Cronbach's alpha coefficient, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factorial analyses (CFA) and other measurement characteristics. Results: 432 out of 469 samples were valid. Through item selections and exploratory factory analysis, the SDSC-I concluded 6 dimensions (Disorders of Initiating Sleep, Disorders of Maintaining Sleep, Sleep Hyperhidrosis, Sleep Breathing Disorders, Parasomnias, and Non-Restorative Sleep and Excessive Somnolence) including 23 items. Cronbach's α coefficient of the scale was 0.863, for the 6 dimensions were within 0.576–0.835. The values of parameters for content validity of the scale were: IR = 0.87, I-CVI > 0.78, Kappa value > 0.74, S-CVI/UA = 0.87, S-CVI/Ave = 0.98. Principal component analysis revealed that, the KMO value was 0.84, the factor loading of items ranged from 0.328–0.849, with 6 factors of eigenvalue > 1, which could explain 58.274% of the total variance. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed: χ2/DF was 3.556, RMSEA was 0.077, CFI was 0.809, and SRMR was 0.070. Conclusions: The SDSC-I has been proved to be reliable and valid, and it can assess the sleep problems of infants in a comprehensive and detailed manner. Therefore, the scale is useful for early screening and adetection of sleep disorders by clinicians, and is worthy of popularization and application.

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French validation of the sleep disturbance scale for children (SDSC) in young children (aged 6 months to 4 years)

Cited by 18 publications

References 34 publications

Did the COVID-19 lockdown really have no impact on young children’s sleep?

Did the COVID-19 lockdown really have no impact on young children’s sleep?

The Interaction between Lockdown-Specific Conditions and Family-Specific Variables Explains the Presence of Child Insomnia during COVID-19: A Key Response to the Current Debate

Validation of the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) in Infants and Toddlers from Mainland China

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