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Epworth sleepiness scale

Ronald D. Chervin
- 01 May 2003 - 
- Vol. 4, Iss: 3, pp 175-176
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This article is published in Sleep Medicine.The article was published on 2003-05-01. It has received 3630 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Epworth Sleepiness Scale & Sleep debt.

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Daytime Sleepiness, Snoring, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale

TL;DR: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) as mentioned in this paper is a simple questionnaire measuring the general level of daytime sleepiness, called here the average sleep propensity This is a measure of the probability of falling asleep in a variety of situations.
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Relation of sleepiness to respiratory disturbance index: the Sleep Heart Health Study.

TL;DR: It is concluded that SDB is associated with excess sleepiness in community-dwelling, middle-aged and older adults, not limited to those with clinically apparent sleep apnea.
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The Epworth Sleepiness Scale may not reflect objective measures of sleepiness or sleep apnea

TL;DR: The data suggest that the subjectively derived ES cannot be used as a surrogate for the objectively determined Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSL) or measures of sleep apnea severity.
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Sleepiness and driving: the experience of U.K. car drivers

TL;DR: The accident liability of the drivers has been evaluated using a multivariate statistical model; for some drivers, accident liability is shown to be sensitive to daytime sleepiness.
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