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Cross-cultural adaptation, validation, and the reliability of the Sleep-Related Behaviors Questionnaire in patients with multiple sclerosis

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Abstract

Purpose

Examining sleep-related behavioral disorder strategies in detail for MS patients provides an essential assessment to address specific disease findings. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the Turkish Sleep-Related Behaviors Questionnaire in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Methods

A total of 100 MS patients were filled Sleep-Related Behaviors Questionnaire (SRBQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). One week later, 30 randomly selected patients were refilled the SRBQ. The test–retest reliability, internal consistency, and contruct validity were determined.

Results

The mean age of the individuals included in the study was 38.9 ± 11.0 years. The ICC value of the reproducibility of SRBQ was calculated as 0.877 (CI: 0.74–0.94). The test–retest reliability of the SRBQ was excellent (ICC > 0.80). Cronbach’s alpha value of the SRBQ was 0.877, which indicates excellent consistency. The SRBQ had correlation coefficients of 0.573, 0.509, and 0.523 with ISI, PSQI, and BDI, respectively. The SRBQ had high validity (r > 0.50, p < 0.01).

Conclusion

The Turkish SRBQ was found to be valid and reliable in patients with MS. Owing to the long but comprehensive nature of the SRBQ, a low-cost detailed measurement could be obtained in clinical practice.

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  1. Köyceğiz Vocational School of Health Services, Health Care Services Department, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey

    Fatih Özden

  2. Faculty of Health Sciences, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey

    Mehmet Özkeskin

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey

    Nur Yüceyar

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The permission for the translation for the Turkish version of the Sleep‐Related Behaviors Questionnaire was acquired from the developer of the original questionnaire. The study was carried out in accordance with the ethical principles and the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of Ege University (No: 21-5 T/76).

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The original online version of this article was revised: The above article was published online with error.

The following sentence (in methods section);

- MS patients followed in “X” University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology were evaluated.

should be changed as:

- MS patients followed in Ege University Faculty of Medicine Department of Neurology were evaluated.

On the other hand, the following sentence (in “methods" section and also “declarations” section);

- The permission for the translation for the Turkish version of the Life Balance Inventory was acquired from the developer of the original questionnaire.

should be changed as:

- The permission for the translation for the Turkish version of the Sleep‑Related Behaviors Questionnaire was acquired from the developer of the original questionnaire.

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Özden, F., Özkeskin, M. & Yüceyar, N. Cross-cultural adaptation, validation, and the reliability of the Sleep-Related Behaviors Questionnaire in patients with multiple sclerosis. Neurol Sci 43, 5471–5477 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06196-4

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