Validation of the Malay version of Epworth sleepiness scale for children and adolescents (MESS-CHAD)

Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) is a valid and reliable eight-item self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of excessive daytime sleepiness and is commonly used to screen sleep-disordered breathing for children and adolescents. The cross-sectional study aim...

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Published in:BMC oral health 2023-12, Vol.23 (1), p.1015-1015, Article 1015
Main Authors: Lee, Wan Ying, Lau, May Nak, Soh, Eunice Xinwei, Yuen, Sze Wan, Ashari, Asma, Radzi, Zamri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Analysis
Child
Children
Cross-Sectional Studies
ESS-CHAD
Evaluation
Health aspects
Humans
Linguistics
Malay
Malaysia
Orthodontics
Pediatrics
Practice
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Sleep
Sleep and wakefulness
Sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - epidemiology
Sleep disorders
Sleepiness
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Translation
Translations
Translations and translating
Validation studies
Validity
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Summary:Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) is a valid and reliable eight-item self-administered questionnaire for the assessment of excessive daytime sleepiness and is commonly used to screen sleep-disordered breathing for children and adolescents. The cross-sectional study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt ESS-CHAD into a Malay version of Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (MESS-CHAD) for the Malaysian population, and to assess the validity and reliability of MESS-CHAD. Forward-backward translation method was used to translate and cross-culturally adapt ESS-CHAD. Three linguistic experts and two paediatricians content validated the translated version. Face validity was conducted through audio-recorded semi-structured in-depth interviews with 14 native Malay-speaking children and adolescents followed by thematic analysis. The revised questionnaire was then proofread by a linguistic expert. A total of 40 subjects answered the MESS-CHAD twice, 2 weeks apart, for test-retest reliability and internal consistency. For criterion validity, 148 eligible subjects and their parents answered MESS-CHAD and the Malay version of Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder scale extracted from the Paediatric Sleep Questionnaire (M-PSQ:SRBD) concurrently. Variance Inflation Factor (VIF) and P values of the model's outer weight and outer loading were analysed using SmartPLS software to assess the indicator's multicollinearity and significance for formative construct validity. Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) ranging from 0.798 to 0.932 and Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.813 to 0.932 confirmed good to excellent test-retest reliability and internal consistency, respectively. Spearman Correlation Coefficient value of 0.789 suggested a very strong positive correlation between MESS-CHAD and M-PSQ:SRBD. VIF ranging from 1.109 to 1.455 indicated no collinearity problem. All questionnaire items in MESS-CHAD were retained as the P value of either outer model weight or outer model loading was significant (P 
ISSN:1472-6831
1472-6831
DOI:10.1186/s12903-023-03762-w