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Sensitivity of the child behaviour checklist sleep items and convergent validity with the Sleep Disorders Scale for Children in a paediatric ADHD sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a commonly used measure of child and adolescent functioning, which includes seven items that can be aggregated to provide a purportedly valid measure of sleep functioning. The objective of this study was to examine the convergent validity of the CBCL in a paediatric ADHD population and to evaluate the sensitivity of the instrument when benchmarked against the Sleep Disorders Scale for Children (SDSC).

Methods

The parents of 215 individuals (ages 6-17 years, 86% male) completed the CBCL and SDSC as part of a battery of measured administered as part of a specialised ADHD service located in Perth, Western Australia. All participants had a diagnosis of ADHD confirmed by a paediatrician or psychiatrist prior to attending the service.

Results

The CBCL Sleep Composite Scale was strongly correlated with the SDSC, but reported below adequate internal reliability. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) suggests that a cut-off score of 4 may have good diagnostic accuracy compared to SDSC.

Conclusions

The CBCL Sleep Composite Scale may be reasonable to use if no purpose-developed sleep screening tool is available. The CBCL sleep items demonstrated good convergent validity, however, did not otherwise demonstrate acceptable psychometric properties that would endorse its use in an ADHD sample. The development of a specific measure of sleep in children with ADHD children is recommended.

SUBMITTER: Mancini VO

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8041104 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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