Reliability and validity of instruments containing reported sleep measures among children from birth to <5 years of age: A systematic review

Olga Antsygina; Scott Rollo; Nora McRae; Jean-Philippe Chaput; Mark S Tremblay

doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2024.102023

Reliability and validity of instruments containing reported sleep measures among children from birth to <5 years of age: A systematic review

Sleep Med Rev. 2024 Nov 12:79:102023. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.102023. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Olga Antsygina¹, Scott Rollo², Nora McRae², Jean-Philippe Chaput³, Mark S Tremblay⁴

Affiliations

¹ Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Health Sciences Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Electronic address: OLGAANTSYGINA@cmail.carleton.ca.
² Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
³ Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
⁴ Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Health Sciences Department, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

PMID: 39577109
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.102023

Abstract

Valid and reliable sleep measures during the early years are crucial for practitioners and researchers seeking accurate evaluation methods. The authors in this review systematically examined the psychometric properties of instruments containing reported sleep measures in children from birth to <5 years of age. The search was conducted using several electronic databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, Scopus and HaPI, with the most recent update on August 30, 2022. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the COSMIN methodology. A total of 79 studies were analyzed. However, none of these measures had undergone a comprehensive evaluation of all psychometric properties. Unfortunately, suitable reported sleep measures for children aged 0-4.99 years could not be identified through this review. Further research is needed to develop and validate psychometrically robust sleep assessment tools for this specific age group.

Keywords: Caregiver-reported outcome measure (CROM); Infants; Measurement; Newborns; Parent-reported; Preschoolers; Psychometric properties; Questionnaire; Reliability; Sleep; Toddlers; Validity.

Publication types

Review