Adaptação transcultural e avaliação das propriedades de medida da versão brasileira do Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ)

Abstract

The Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire is a tool developed to assess sleep in an accessible way, considering the specificity of the sports context and the repercussions of sleep on the athlete's performance and recovery. The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt and determine the validity of the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ), originally published in English. The process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation followed the guidelines of the international guideline for self-administered questionnaires. For analysis of measurement properties, the participants answered the Brazilian version of the ASSQ and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The sample included 140 athletes. The ASSQ-Br score showed a lower internal consistency (Cronbach's α 0.60), good test-retest reliability (ICC= 0.89, ICC 95% 0.84 to 0.92), acceptable measurement error (SEM= 1.05 points and SDC= 2.85 points), moderately construct validity (Spearman coefficient with PSQI = 0.68) and no effect ceilingfloor. The ASSQ-Br is a valid and reproducible tool to help screening sleep disorders in Brazilian athletes and can be used both clinically and for scientific purposes.