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Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)

[ Developed in 1990
Distributed by Mapi Research Trust ]

	Author(s)
Johns Murray W, MB, BS, BSc, PhD

Purpose

Pathology:

Nervous system diseases
Pathological conditions signs and symptoms

Disease:

Sleep disorders (includes apnea)

Objective:

To measure a subject's usual level of daytime sleepiness or average sleep propensity

Population for intended use:

Adult

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Signs and symptoms

Administration mode:

Self-administered

Number of items:

Existence of database:

Yes

[ Identification form available in the restricted level ]

Recall/Observation period:

Over recent times

Language(s)

Original language:

English for Australia

List of existing translations:

The translations listed below may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process and may require further work to be suitable for use in a study.

This list of translations is subject to constant changes, therefore please check the status of translations with MAPI Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors

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Afrikaans for South Africa

Filipino for Philippines

Kannada for India

Slovak

Bulgarian

Finnish

Korean

Slovenian

Cantonese Chinsese for Hong Kong

French

Latvian

Spanish

Croatian

French for Belgium

Malay for Malaysia

Spanish for Argentina

Czech

French for Canada

Malayalam for India

Spanish for Chile

Danish

French for Switzerland

Mandarin Chinese for China

Spanish for Colombia

Dutch

German

Mandarin Chinese for Malaysia

Spanish for Mexico

Dutch for Belgium

German for Austria

Mandarin Chinese for Singapore

Spanish for Peru

English for India

German for Switzerland

Mandarin Chinese for Taiwan

Spanish for USA

English for Malaysia

Greek

Marathi for India

Swedish

English for New Zealand

Gujarati for India

Polish

Tamil for India

English for Singapore

Hindi for India

Portuguese for Brazil

Telugu for India

English for South Africa

Hungarian

Romanian

Turkish

English for UK

Italian

Russian

Ukrainian

English for USA

Japanese

Serbian

Urdu for India

All translations performed by the Mapi Institute

Last update: December 2011
Last update in collaboration with the author: December 2011

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