The reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Epworth sleepiness scale

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 377-384

  Cho, Yong Won ^a   Lee, Joo Hwa ^a   Son, Hyo Kyung ^b   Lee, Seung Hoon ^c   Shin, Chol ^d   Johns, Murray W ^e  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epworth sleepiness scale; Reliability; Sleep disordered breathing; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RELIABILITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SNORING; TRANSLATING;

EID: 80054897759     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0343-6     Document Type: Article

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