Psychometric evaluation of the Turkish adaptation of the Epworth sleepiness scale for children and adolescents

UYGUN S. D., Bilbay N. T.

Children's Health Care, cilt.51, sa.3, ss.235-249, 2022 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02739615.2021.2000413
  • Dergi Adı: Children's Health Care
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.235-249
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.The aim of our study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Turkish adaptation of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for children and adolescents (ESS-CHAD). We evaluated internal consistency, test−retest reliability, construct validity, and criterion validity of the ESS-CHAD in the sample of 145 children with a mean age of 14.58 (±1.44), consisting of 53.1% females. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an 8-item unidimensional structure of the scale. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.74; the correlation coefficients for test−retest reliability and criterion validity were 0.96 and 0.85, respectively (p’s< .05). Our study presented the first evidence to establish the validity and reliability of the ESS-CHAD for Turkish children aged 12 − 18 years.