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, vol.51, no.3, pp.235-249, 2022 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/02739615.2021.2000413
  • Journal Name: Children's Health Care
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo
  • Page Numbers: pp.235-249
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: No

Abstract

© 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.