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Each scored question is rated on a 3-point scale as occurring “usually” (i.e., 5–7 times within the past week), “sometimes” (i.e., 2–4 times within the past week), or “rarely” (i.e., never or 1 time within the past week).

Paediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) For children aged 2–18 years, the scale has good internal consistency (α =0.88) with a sensitivity of 0.85 and specificity of 0.87 for identifying children with sleep related breathing disorders.

The Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) scores 22 items that investigate presence and intensity of snoring, presence of obstructive apneas and breathing difficulties, sleepiness, and other symptoms that correlate with pediatric OSA.

The PSQ is a 22-item questionnaire developed and validated at the University of Michigan as a research tool to identify children at risk for sleep-related breathing disorders. It includes items intended to measure childhood sleep-related breathing disorder with subscores for snoring, sleepiness, and behavior.

Use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation. 0=would never doze or sleep 1=slight chance of dozing or sleeping 2=moderate chance of dozing or sleeping 3=high chance of dozing or sleeping.

A score of 10 or more is considered sleepy. A score of 18 or more is very sleepy. If you score 10 or more on this test, you should consider whether you are obtaining adequate sleep, need to improve your sleep hygiene and/or need to see a sleep specialist. These issues should be discussed with your personal physician.

Small plastic prongs at the nose will measure your child's exhaled air. Elastic or cloth belts will be placed on your child's chest and stomach, usually over her pajamas. Stick-on electrodes will be placed on your child's face and chest to measure eye movements, heart rate and muscle tone during sleep.