• About
  • Editorial Board
  • Current Issue
  • Early access
  • Archive
Search
EJPD
  • About
  • Editorial Board
  • Current Issue
  • Early access
  • Archive
  • Sioi
  • Guidelines for Authors
  • Article submission
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy
Home Linguistic validation of a questionnaire for the screening of OSAS in...

Linguistic validation of a questionnaire for the screening of OSAS in a paediatric population with Down Syndrome

Authors:

  • L. Agostini
    Undergraduate student, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Italy
  • A. Gracco
    Associate professor, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Italy
  • L. Mezzofranco
    DDS, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Italy
  • A. De Stefani
    DDS, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Italy
  • G. Bruno
    DDS, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padua, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2022.23.02.09

ABSTRACT


Aim

Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is a common clinical condition in which the throat narrows or collapses repeatedly during sleep, causing obstructive sleep apnoea events. This disorder is present in the paediatric population with a prevalence estimated between 1.2% and 5.8%. Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal alteration associated with mental disability and characterised by other clinical manifestations, and its incidence is estimated at 1/800 births worldwide. Most of the craniofacial features typical of DS represent a risk factor for the development of OSAS. Routine screening has been recommended in some countries but it is still not a standard practice. The aim of this study is the Italian linguistic validation of a questionnaire for the diagnosis of OSAS in children with Down Syndrome.

Methods

After careful review of the existing scientific literature, a specific questionnaire was selected for the diagnosis of OSAS in children with DS. The questionnaire was then translated into Italian and administered to 111 parents of children with Down syndrome, for online completion. The last part of the questionnaire was dedicated to the comprehension of the questionnaire itself, with a specific focus on its clarity, accuracy and difficulty in completing it.

Results

After the translation and back translation processes of the only questionnaire found in the literature for investigation of OSAS in the paediatric population affected by DS, the results on the comprehension of questions were analysed. Understanding of the questionnaire was defined as excellent by 42.3% of the respondents, good by 55.9%, clarity was excellent for 42.3% of the respondents and good for 54.1% of them, while precision of the questions was rated excellent by 26.1% and good by 69.4% of the respondents.

Conclusion

The positive feedback registered in the comprehension part of the questionnaire, certified the good quality of the Italian translation and confirmed the questionnaire as a useful screening method to identify the comorbidity of OSAS and DS.

PLUMX METRICS

Download PDF

Publication date:

June /2022

Keywords:

Obstructive sleep apnoea, down syndrome, fear questionnaires

Issue:

Vol.23 – n.2/2022

Page:

128 – 130

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: L. Agostini, A. Gracco, L. Mezzofranco, A. De Stefani, G. Bruno (2022) "Linguistic validation of a questionnaire for the screening of OSAS in a paediatric population with Down Syndrome", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 23(2), pp128-130. doi: 10.23804/ejpd.2022.23.02.09
Vancouver: L. Agostini, A. Gracco, L. Mezzofranco, A. De Stefani, G. Bruno. Linguistic validation of a questionnaire for the screening of OSAS in a paediatric population with Down Syndrome. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2022Jun.16 [cited 2023Mar.25];23(2):128-130. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/linguistic-validation-of-a-questionnaire-for-the-screening-of-osas-in-a-paediatric-population-with-down-syndrome/
MLA: L. Agostini, A. Gracco, L. Mezzofranco, A. De Stefani, G. Bruno Linguistic validation of a questionnaire for the screening of OSAS in a paediatric population with Down Syndrome. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2022;23(2):128-130

Copyright (c) 2021 Ariesdue

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Linkedin
WhatsApp
Email
Print
    Cristina Calchera
    Editor in chief: dott. Luigi Paglia
    European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry © | ISSN (Online): 2035-648X
    powered by Ariesdue

    CONTACT US
    • About
    • Editorial Board
    • Current Issue
    • Early access
    • Archive
    European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry © | ISSN (Online): 2035-648X
    Registrazione del Tribunale di Milano n. 285 del 14.04.1998 | ROC 1946 - 26.09.2001
    /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Modello di contenuto: Abstracts PubMed - inizio */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* ----------------------------------------- */ /* Modello di contenuto: Abstracts PubMed - fine */ /* ----------------------------------------- */