Reliability and validity of the Spanish version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-SP) in school-age children.
Sleep disorders in schoolchildren are a common problem worldwide, and when are not adequately diagnosed and treated, their negative impact on daytime functioning may be significant. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ).



Participants were 286 school-aged children from a community-based sample, aged 4 to 7 years. The sleep behaviour was evaluated using the CSHQ and actigraphy (ActiSleep monitor). The CSHQ was adapted to the Spanish language. The internal consistency of the questionnaire and the test-retest reliability between scores at baseline and three-weeks-later were estimated. Associations between CSHQ items and accelerometer sleep quality indicators were used as indicators of concurrent validity.



Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the subscales ranged from 0.60 to 0.81, and 0.81 for the full scale; the intraclass correlation coefficients ranged from 0.56 to 0.81. A moderate correlation was observed in sleep latency and awakenings measurements using both parents' reported sleep habits (CSHQ-SP) and sleep quality indicators (ActiSleep).



The CSHQ-SP has demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, and it serves as a useful instrument for clinical and research setting.
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Spain.|Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Nursing, Spain.
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Lucas-de la Cruz
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Spain.|Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Nursing, Spain.|Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Health Sciences Faculty, Talca, Chile.
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Martínez-Vizcaino
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Spain.
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Álvarez-Bueno
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Spain.|Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Education, Spain.
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Arias-Palencia
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Spain.|Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Education, Spain.
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Sánchez-López
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Health and Social Research Center, Spain.|Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Nursing, Spain.
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Notario-Pacheco
D056044:Actigraphy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D000070263:Sleep Hygiene; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
ActiSleep monitor; CSHQ; actigraphy; schoolchildren; sleep disorders; sleep quality indicators