The Time of Day Sleepiness Scale to assess differential levels of sleepiness across the day

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-133

  Dolan, Diana C ^a,b   Taylor, Daniel J ^b   Okonkwo, Renata ^c   Becker, Philip M ^a   Jamieson, Andrew O ^a   Schmidt Nowara, Wolfgang ^a   Rosenthal, Leon D ^a  

^a Sleep Medicine Associates of Texas PA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airway pressure; CPAP; Epworth; OSA; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TIME OF DAY SLEEPINESS SCALE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 67650357585     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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