Reliability and validity of a Norwegian version of the Epworth sleepiness scale

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-72

  Beiske, Kornelia K ^a   Kjelsberg, Frank N ^a   Ruud, Espen A ^a   Stavem, Knut ^a,b  

^a AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epworth sleepiness scale; Multiple Sleep Latency Test; Norwegian; Obstructive sleep apnea; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

AGED; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 58149197918     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-008-0202-x     Document Type: Article

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