Tayside Children's Sleep Questionnaire (TCSQ)
| Name of questionnaire | Tayside Children's Sleep Questionnaire (TCSQ) |
| Type of questionnaire-description,age | Self-administered test. To assess for disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS). Gauge the severity of this problem as perceived by their parents in children 1-5 years old. |
| Number of items | 10 items |
| Number of domains & categories | 3 domains |
| Name of categories/domains | Initial settling of child; night-time disruption; and early morning arousal |
| Scaling of items | 0 to 4 (Likert-type responses); only questions 1-9 are summed (total scores range from 0 to 36); question 10 is not scored (excluded from data analysis) |
| Scoring available: with permission or free | Contact author |
| Scoring test-retest reliability | Not available |
| Scoring internal consistency | Yes, Cronbach's α = 0.85 |
| Validity | Yes, face and content validity established by expert review; discriminant validity present. Results correlate well with other studies in similar age groups |
| Language | English |
| Translations in other languages (if yes, then list the languages) | Not applicable |
| Developer name | Jacqui A McGreavey |
| Developer contact information | Jacqui A McGreavey, Monifieth Health Centre Victoria Street Monifieth, Dundee DD5, 4LX, UK E-mail: jacqui.mcgreavey@tpct.scot.nhs.uk |
| Availability of questionnaire: needs permission from developer, cost or freely available | Information not available |
| Limitations | - |
| Link to the questionnaire (if available) | Contact author |
| Other comments | 3 month retrospective report;score of ≥ 8 suggests DIMS. Can be used in primary care setting and is easy-to-read. Represents a modified subset of the bigger Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children 5 questions form the original Bruni questionnaire (Questions1, 2, 3, 5, and 6) 5 newer questions dealing with: 4 questions address nighttime awakenings and the child’s need for parental intervention (Questions 4, 7, 8, and 9) 1 question addresses the parents’ perception of their child’s sleep habits. |
| References (original publication) | McGreavey JA. Donnan PT, Pagliari HC, Sullivan FM. The Tayside Children's Sleep Questionnaire: A Simple tool to Evaluate Sleep Problems in Young Children. Child: Care, Health and Development 2005; 31(5):539-544. |