Exces ive leepine s during work activities is a seriou, potential\life-threatening condition that
affects not only leepy individual but also their families, coworker, and society in general. The …

Basic models of sleepiness, focusing on the homeostatic and circadian components of
sleepiness, are able to predict important fluctuations of sleepiness. However, they fail in …

Subjective sleepiness is defined as" an elemental feeling state" by which the subject, and
only him/her knows whether he/she is alert or sleepy. Subjective sleepiness has little been …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been estimated to affect 2–4% of middle aged adults [1].
Excessive daytime sleepiness is an important criterion both for establishing the severity of …

The subject of sleeplessness is once more under public discussion. The hurry and
excitement of modern life is held to be responsible for much of the insomnia of which we …

Abstract The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is used frequently to measure excessive daytime
sleepiness in research and clinical settings, although there is limited evidence on test–retest …

This supplemental issue of Sleep comprises papers presented at a satellite symposium to
the 22nd annual meeting of the Association for the Psychophysiological Study of Sleep …

AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF SLEEP MEDICINE HAS VOTED TO SUPPORT A PROJECT TO DEVELOP A …

Dr. Mullington (Moderator): I think it has been a very interesting morning session and today
the panel discussion is entitled,“Current Status of Measuring Sleepiness.” To start, perhaps …

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a numerical scale developed by Murray Johns in
1991 as a subjective assessment of daytime sleepiness. 1 It has been translated and …