Repeating administration of Epworth Sleepiness Scale is clinically useful

• Published in: Sleep & breathing Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 763 - 773
• Main Authors: Martinez, Denis, Cataldo Breitenbach, Tiago, Santos Lumertz, Magali, Lerias Alcântara, Denise, Sicca da Rocha, Neusa, Cassol, Cristiane Maria, Sfreddo Lenz, Maria do Carmo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.12.2011; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical trials; Dentistry; Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - diagnosis; Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Investigative techniques of ocular function and vision; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes); Neurology; Original Article; Otorhinolaryngology; Pediatrics; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Polysomnography; Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data; Reference Values; Reproducibility of Results; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; Sleep disorders; Sleep. Vigilance; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Sleep apnea; Hypersomnolence; Polysomnography; Item response theory; Sleep-disordered breathing; Nervous system diseases; Sleep apnea syndrome; Respiratory disease; Theory; Sleep disorder; Sleep; Sleep wake cycle; Neurological disorder

Purpose We aimed to verify whether it is clinically useful to repeat the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in individuals with suspected sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Methods In this cross-sectional, prospective study, results of the repeated administration of the ESS were analyzed. In 929 consecut...