A Single Question as a Sleepiness Screening Tool

• Published in: Journal of clinical sleep medicine Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 143 - 148
• Main Authors: Zallek, Sarah Nath, Redenius, Rachel, Fisk, Holly, Murphy, Carli, O'Neill, Erin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Academy of Sleep Medicine 15.04.2008
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Mass Screening - methods; Middle Aged; New Research; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; ROC Curve; Sensitivity and Specificity; Severity of Illness Index; Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis; Surveys and Questionnaires

A single subjective question may be an effective screening tool for excessive daytime sleepiness. This study sought to determine whether the following single question about sleepiness can measure subjective sleepiness comparably to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS): "Please measure your sleepi...