Sleep Disorders Screener - Children SCDO (Jade Hotchkiss) PhenX protocol: Sleep Disorders Screener - Children #121002 Sleep Disturbances Scale for Children None Request inclusion into relevant ontology. Separate adult vs children instruments not shown in "PhenX Phenotypic Terms". phenX:121002 A 26-item, self-administered scale completed by the parent that assesses the child's sleep behaviors in the past 6 months. The scale includes six subscales: disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep (items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11); sleep breathing disorders (items 13, 14, 15); disorders of arousal (items 17, 20, 21); sleep-wake transition disorders (items 6, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19); disorders of excessive somnolence (items 22, 23, 24, 25, 26); and sleep hyperhidrosis (score of the items 9, 16). Each item is rated on a 5-point, Likert-type scale (1 = Never; 5 = Always [daily]). Scores from individual items of each subscale are added together to give a subscale score, with higher scores indicating greater symptoms. Scores from the individual subscales can be added together to give a total score. Sleep Disorders Screener