Validation of the arabic version of the epworth sleepiness scale. Even if you have not done some of these things recently, think about how they would have affected you. Epworth sleepiness scale in a sample of the spanish. The client selfrates on a four point likert scale how likely it is that heshe would doze in eight different situations. There are several translations including spanish, portuguese, italian.
Complete this and share your results with your sleep specialist. Daytime sleepiness can have many causes, including narcolepsy, which affects up to 1 in 2,000 people. The epworth sleepiness scale ess is a largely wide used scale for sleepiness assessment. The epworth sleepiness scale ess was developed by murray johns in. Here is a printable version of the epworth sleepiness scale.
Validation of the arabic version of the epworth sleepiness. The epworth sleepiness scale is a sleep assessment. Measurement properties are studied in a sample of portuguese adults, using different statistical procedures. Epworth sleepiness scale occupational medicine oxford academic. The questionnaire is usually selfadministered, but may be physician administered. Pictorial epworth sleepiness scale total sleepiness score 24.
Sleepiness during the day may also signal uncontrolled. Sleepiness is often overlooked or just brushed off as a part of life. The epworth sleepiness scale ess helps determine how likely you are to fall asleep in everyday situations. If you suspect you might have osa, answer the following questions and take your answers to your gp. Epworth sleepiness scale in a sample of the spanish population. Epworth sleepiness scale ess the epworth sleepiness scale ess is an eightitem, selfrating scale. Developing a pictorial epworth sleepiness scale thorax. To get a better idea of how you are doing, try the epworth sleepiness scale, a questionnaire designed to help understand your overall sleepiness.
Epworth sleepiness scale an overview sciencedirect topics. The epworth sleepiness scale the epworth sleepiness scale ess was developed and validated by dr. The epworth sleepiness scale can also help indicate if a given method of treatment is effective as patients take the test after treatment has been administered. Epworth sleepiness scale in english and spanish advanced. It is also increasing required by insurance companies to authorize the medical neccessity of sleep studies.
Epworth sleepines scale ess american thoracic society. Pdf sleepiness in a population of italian shiftwork. The translated ess was compared to the multiple sleep latency test mslt, considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of excessive daytime sleepiness eds. Epworth sleepiness scale 11 how likely are you to nod off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to feeling just tired. Methods an evaluation of the patients ability to self. Development of a modified korean version of the epworth. The epworth sleepiness scale ess measures sleepiness and is used for, among others, patients with obstructive sleep apnea osa. One helpful selfassessment tool for recognizing sleepiness is the epworth sleepiness scale ess. The epworth sleepiness scale ess is a simple, selfadministered questionnaire that provides a measurement of the subjects level of daytime sleepiness, and is widely used for patients with obstructive sleep apnea osa. Epworth sleepiness scale occupational medicine oxford. Even if you have not done some of these things recently, try to work out how they would affect you. Epworth sleepiness scale test use this selftest to determine if you are getting enough sleep according to the national sleep foundation, nearly seven out of 10 americans say they experience frequent sleep problems and a majority of american adults 67 percent do not get the recommended eight hours of sleep per night.
Construct validation and reliability assessment of tamil version of. We assessed the validity of an italian language version of the epworth sleepiness scale ess. How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the situations described below, in contrast to feeling just tired. Ahmed a, abdulhamid fatani b, abdullah alharbi c, abdullah alshimemeri c, yosra z. How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in comparison to feeling just tired. Pdf we assessed the validity of an italian language version of the epworth sleepiness scale ess. Validation of a modified hindi version of the epworth sleepiness. Even if you havent done some of these things recently try. Pdf italian version of the epworth sleepiness scale. Reliability and factor analysis of the epworth sleepiness. Many physicians will ask their patients to complete this simple scale. The epworth sleepiness scale ess the ess is a simple, selfadministered questionnaire used to assess ones perceived level of sleepiness. Spanish 4, german 5, chinese 6, 7, japanese 8, turkish 9, italian 10, and.
How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations as opposed to just feeling tired. The epworth sleepiness scale is used to measure daytime sleepiness. Even if you havent done some of these things recently, try. It assesses the patients likelihood of falling asleep dozing behavior during the course of the day during eight, normal everyday situations of varying soporific nature sitting, watching tv, in a. Objective the epworth sleepiness scale ess was designed to be selfcompleted by the patient. The epworth sleepiness scale ess was created by murray johns while working at the epworth sleep centre, richmond, victoria, australia.
Started in 1995, this collection now contains 6767 interlinked topic pages divided into a tree of 31 specialty books and 732 chapters. The epworth sleepiness scale can be used to assess daytime sleepiness. Carole smyth msn, aprn, bc, anpgnp, montefiore medical center. It can be hard to selfdiagnose ourselves, and to know if our sleepiness is healthy. The epworth sleepiness scale ess is a scale intended to measure daytime sleepiness that is measured by use of a very short questionnaire. The aim was to compare the two methods of administration and to validate a french version. The ess has been translated into a pictorial version for use in those with normal or diminished literacy skills.
Even if you have not done some of these things recently, try to answer how they would have affected you. Ali a, salim baharoon c, hamdan aljahdali c, a department of epidemiology and biostatistics, college of public health and health informatics, king saud bin abdulaziz university for health sciences, saudi arabia. The epworth sleepiness scale how likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to feeling just tired. Altman selfrating mania scale asrm 5 question scale to screen and stage severity of hypomaniamania young mania rating scale ymrs 11 question scale to grade the severity of mania patient health questionnaire4 phq4 ultrabrief screening for anxiety and depression edinburgh postnatal depression scale epds 10 question screener for. Epworth sleepiness scale spanish translation linguee.
Within the context of a multicentric national study on narcolepsy gruppo italiano narcolessia studio. It can help measure your current level of daytime sleepiness, so you can take it on a regular basis to measure your treatment progress. In addition, most primary care physicians and pediatricians are unfamiliar with how to recognize and treat narcolepsy. The epworth sleepiness scale ess is a questionnaire widely used in. Male female how likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the situations described below, in contrast to feeling just tired. Validation of the arabic version of the epworth sleepiness scale anwar e. Its important to note that the epworth sleepiness scale cant actually be used to diagnose sleep apneaits just a. The ess asks people to rate their usual chances of dozing off or falling asleep in 8 different situations or activities that most people engage in as part of their daily lives, although not necessarily every day.
However, it may not be understood by all, and unrecognised problems with literacy can impair the process. A scale, obtained by selfadministered questionnaire, that rates an individuals probability of falling asleep on a scale of increasing probability from 0 to 3 for eight different situations that people experience in their daily lives. Its name derived from epworth hospital in australia, where johns. The epworth sleepiness scale ess is a simple, selfadministered questionnaire 3032 that has been used by several researchers, clinicians and sleep specialists to measure daytime sleepiness, or as a screening tool to assess sleep apnea or osa 3335. Sleepiness in a population of italian shiftwork policemen article pdf available in journal of human ergology 3012. This refers to your usual way of life in recent times. Murray johns of melbourne to measure daytime sleepiness. Daytime sleepiness, snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea. The sample consisted of 222 portuguese adults 97 men and 125 women with a mean age of 42 years old sd 12. In contrast to just feeling tired, how likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations. Sleepiness in different situations measured by the epworth sleepiness scale.
The scale was reliable over time testretest, and it was sensitive to sleepiness change in patients with obstructive sleep apnea during treatment. This is a simple, selfadministered questionnaire which provides a measurement of the subjects general level of daytime sleepiness. Epworth sleepines scale ess type of original questionnairedescription, agepopulation. For other ways to identify problematic sleepiness, see selfevaluation. The epworth sleepiness scale is used to diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea osa. Prevalence of high epworth sleepiness scale scores in a. Even if you havent done some of these things recently, try to work out how they would have affected you. Epworth sleepiness scalechildren how likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to feeling just tired. The ess differentiates between average sleepiness and excessive daytime sleepiness that requires intervention. Daytime sleepiness can be an antecedent to falls, vehicular accidents, household fires, decreased quality of life, and decreased functional recovery in older adults. Sleep habits, excessive daytime sleepiness and school performance in high school students. It is a simple, selfadministered questionnairewidely used by sleep professionals in quantifying the level of daytime sleepiness.
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