Psychometric evaluation of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in an obstetric population

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-121

  Baumgartel, Kelley L ^a   Terhorst, Lauren ^a   Conley, Yvette P ^a   Roberts, James M ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Exploratory factor analysis; Pregnancy; Principal component analysis; Psychometrics; Sleep; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SLEEP QUALITY; SNORING;

FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP DISORDERS; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872337667     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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