Sensitivity of the stanford sleepiness scale to the effects of cumulative partial sleep deprivation and recovery oversleeping

• Published in: Sleep (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 83 - 92
• Main Authors: Herscovitch, J, Broughton, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 1981
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Fatigue; Female; Happiness; Humans; Male; Self-Assessment; Sleep Deprivation; Sleep Stages

The sensitivity of the Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) to short-term cumulative partial sleep deprivation (PSD) and subsequent recovery oversleeping was examined. A repeated-measures design included 7 paid healthy undergraduate volunteers, who were normal sleepers (mean sleep time 7.6 hr), and consi...