Open AccessA visual analog scale for the assessment of mild sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and healthy participants
Author(s) -
Yousef D. Alqurashi,
Aleksander Dawidziuk,
Abdullah Alqarni,
Julia L. Kelly,
John Moss,
Michael I. Polkey,
Mary J. Morrell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_437_20
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , visual analogue scale , apnea , audiology , epworth sleepiness scale , sleep (system call) , anesthesia , polysomnography , computer science , operating system
Studies have shown poor clinical effectiveness of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) due to its ambiguity of items and cultural applicability. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to assess sleepiness, compared to ESS.