The use of an online Epworth Sleepiness Scale to assess excessive daytime sleepiness [PDF]
Sleep and Breathing, 2016 Excessive daytime sleepiness is the most common complaint reported in sleep clinics. We hypothesised that utilising modern media to deliver an online Epworth Sleepiness Scale, age- and gender-related differences in subjective daytime sleepiness could be assessed.Age, gender and online Epworth Sleepiness Scale (range 0-24 points) of 39,448 subjects were
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Sensitivity of Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Detecting Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pakistani Adults [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary CareBackground: Self-reported measures of Excessive daytime Sleepiness, such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), have been widely used as a screening tool for OSA, but their accuracy in predicting OSA has been questioned.
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The Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Service Members with Sleep Disorders [PDF]
Military Medicine, 2019 ABSTRACTIntroductionExcessive daytime sleepiness affects an estimated 20% of the general population. While the prevalence of sleepiness in the military is largely unknown, it is well established that short sleep duration is endemic. The reasons for this include: the demanding nature of their duties, shift work and 24-hour duty periods, deployments and ...
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Validation of the Arabic Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Oman
Oman Medical Journal, 2013 Objectives: The Epworth sleepiness scale is a self-administered eight-item questionnaire that was developed as a tool to measure subjective sleepiness in adults.
Mohammed Al-Abri +3 more
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A Requiem for the Clinical Use of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. [PDF]
J Clin Sleep Med, 2018 Accepted ...
Omobomi O, Quan SF.
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Prevalence of High Epworth Sleepiness Scale Scores in a Rural Population [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2012 BACKGROUND: Increased daytime sleepiness is an important symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is frequently underdiagnosed, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) can be a useful tool in alerting physicians to a potential problem involving OSA.
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The reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Epworth sleepiness scale
Sleep and Breathing, 2010 The Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) is widely used to measure the subject's average sleep propensity across those different situations in daily life, particularly in patients with sleep-disordered breathing. The purposes of this study were to test the hypothesis that the Korean version of the ESS (KESS) is valid and evaluate its usefulness.We developed ...
Seung Hoon Lee, Chol Shin, Yong Won Cho
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The Impact of Narcolepsy on Psychological Health and Role Behaviours: Negative Effects and Comparisons With Other Illness Groups [PDF]
, 2001 Adjustment to an illness can be conceptualised in terms of people's ability to adequately function in their life roles (eg worker, spouse, parent and friend).
Bruck, Dorothy, D Bruck
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Test-Retest Reliability of Epworth Sleepiness Scale Score in Patients with Untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea. [PDF]
Nat Sci SleepXujun Feng,1,2,* Yuan Shi,1,* Ye Zhang,1 Fei Lei,1 Rong Ren,1 Xiangdong Tang1 1Sleep Medicine Center, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Mental Health Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic ...
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Predictive Effects of Nomophobia, Netlessphobia, and Sleepiness on Fatigue
Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictionshis study investigated the predictive effects of nomophobia, netlessphobia, and sleepiness on fatigue. The sample consisted of 907 students from a public university. Data were collected using Demographical Information Form, the Fırat Netlessphobia Scale,
Selma Durmuş Sarıkahya +4 more
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