Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC)

The SDSC is a 27-item inventory rated on a 5 point Likert-type scale. The instrument’s purpose is to categorize sleep disorders in children. As well as giving an overall score the instrument uses five subdomains: disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep, sleep breathing disorders, disorders of arousal, sleep-wake transition disorders, disorders of excessive somnolence, and sleep hyperhidrosis.

Domains Assessed: Sleep

Note: The SDSC is administered to participants ages 6-15.

References: Bruni, O., Ottavianio, S., Guidetti, V., Romoli, M., Innocenzi, M., Cortesi, F., & Giannotti, F. (1996). The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC): Construction and validation of an instrument to evaluate sleep disturbances in childhood and adolescence. J. Sleep Rrs, 5, 251-261.

Time to Complete: 5-10 minutes

A complete list of assessments can be found here.