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Sleep and Its Impact on the Success of Weight Loss Interventions in Adults With Excess Weight: A Systematic Review

open access: yesObesity Reviews, Volume 27, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate evidence on the impact of sleep health on weight loss in adults with excess weight undergoing behavioral or surgical weight loss interventions. Methods We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials and quasi‐experimental studies including adults aged ≥ 18 years with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2.
Lauren Duan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greek Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Sleep and Breathing, 2004
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) questionnaire is widely used for the assessment of daytime sleepiness in patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). The aim of this study was to develop a Greek version of ESS, bearing in mind that language is a barrier for application in non-English speaking populations.The forward and backward translation ...
Anastasia Amfilochiou   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Is the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Suitable for Use in Stroke?

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 2013
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS-8) is frequently used in stroke but has never been validated for this condition. There is concern regarding the suitability of the driving item (item 8). A summed raw score of 10 or more (from a maximum of 24) signifies pathological sleepiness.To determine the construct validity of the ESS-8 by Rasch analysis and in ...
Alan Tennant, Carolyn A Young
exaly   +3 more sources

Limits of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in older adults

Sleep and Breathing, 2012
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in older adults is associated with obstructive sleep apnea, falls, reduced quality of life, and mortality. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is widely used to assess sleepiness. However, EDS assessment with the ESS may not be accurate in older adults.
Bruno Falissard   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

German Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale

open access: yesRespiration, 1999
<i>Background:</i> The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a questionnaire widely used in English speaking countries for assessment of subjective daytime sleepiness. <i>Objective:</i> Our purpose was to translate and validate the ESS for use in German-speaking countries.
Bloch KE, Schoch OD, Zhang JN, Russi EW
openaire   +4 more sources

Validation and modification of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Peruvian population

Sleep and Breathing, 2011
The main purpose of this study was to develop a cross-cultural adaptation of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Peruvian population (ESS-VP) and to provide evidence of reliability and validity to this scale. We also modified the ESS-VP for non-driving Peruvian population (ESS-MPV).Participants were Peruvians between 18 and 65 years.
Leandro Huayanay   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Excessive daytime sleepiness in Parkinson's disease as assessed by Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)

Sleep Medicine, 2003
To assess daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).One hundred and forty-nine patients with PD (126 men, 23 women) and 115 age matched controls recruited from relatives of medical staff or spouses and other family members accompanying patients to the Movement Disorder Clinic of the All India ...
M Behari
exaly   +3 more sources

Confirmatory factor analysis of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

open access: yesSleep Medicine, 2008
Background The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS [Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep 1991;14(6):540–5]) has been used frequently to assess daytime sleepiness, particularly in the context of clinical ...
Tian Po Oei, Simon Smith
exaly   +2 more sources

Clinical utility of the Epworth sleepiness scale

Sleep and Breathing, 2020
The Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) is a widely used tool which has been validated as a measure of sleepiness. However, the scores within individual patients referred for clinical sleep services vary considerably which may limit the clinical use of the ESS. We sought to determine the test-retest reliability of the ESS if scores were classified as either
Nathan A, Walker   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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