Repeating administration of Epworth Sleepiness Scale is clinically useful

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 763-773

  Martinez, Denis ^a   Breitenbach, Tiago Cataldo ^a   Lumertz, Magali Santos ^b   Alcântara, Denise Lerias ^c   Da Rocha, Neusa Sicca ^a   Cassol, Cristiane Maria ^a   Lenz, Maria Do Carmo Sfreddo ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c Sleep Clinic   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Hypersomnolence; Item response theory; Polysomnography; Sleep apnea; Sleep disordered breathing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84859381220     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-010-0434-4     Document Type: Article

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