Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Basic information

Name: Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Abbreviation: ESS

Versions: 1

Synonyms: 24

Description: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is widely used in the field of sleep medicine as a subjective measure of a patient's sleepiness. The test is a list of eight situations in which you rate your tendency to become sleepy on a scale of 0, no chance of dozing, to 3, high chance of dozing. (National Association of State EMS Officials, https://nasemso.org/wp-content/uploads/neuro-epworthsleepscale.pdf)

Reference: Goncalves MT, Malafaia S, Moutinho Dos Santos J, Roth T, Marques DR. Epworth sleepiness scale: A meta-analytic study on the internal consistency. Sleep medicine. 2023 Sep. PMID: 37487279. DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.07.008

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Temporal prevalence

Distribution in different diseases

Distribution in different versions

# version trials
1 Epworth Sleepiness Scale 148
Complementary instruments

# instruments trials
1 Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale 89
2 Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire 52
3 Montreal Cognitive Assessment 40
4 Clinical Global Impression 38
5 Parkinson's Disease Sleep Scale 37
6 Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index 33
7 Beck Depression Inventory 27
8 Non-Motor Symptoms Scale 26
9 Fatigue Severity Scale 22
10 Mini-Mental State Examination 17
11 Patient Global Impression 16
12 Hoehn and Yahr Scale 15
13 Neuropsychiatric Inventory 14
14 EQ-5D 14
15 Time Up and Go Test 14
16 Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale 12
17 Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease 12
18 Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Screening Questionnaire 12
19 Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease 10
20 Schwab and England Activities on Daily Living Scale 9
21 Trail Making Test 8
22 Geriatric Depression Scale 8
23 Visual Analogue Scale 8
24 Beck Anxiety Inventory 8
25 Hamilton Depression Rating Scale 8
26 Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 8
27 Zarit Burden Interview 7
28 Stroop Test 7
29 Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale 7
30 Parkinson Anxiety Scale 7
31 Apathy Evaluation Scale 6
32 Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale 6
33 Digit Span Task 6
34 Insomnia Severity Index 6
35 Short Form Health Survey 5
36 Lille Apathy Rating Scale 5
37 Balance Evaluation System Test 5
38 Freezing of Gait Questionnaire 5
39 Parkinson's Disease Fatigue Scale 5
40 Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study 4
41 State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 4
42 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale 4
43 King's Parkinson's Disease Pain Scale 4
44 Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale 3
45 Activities of Daily Living 3
46 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living 3
47 Hopkins Verbal Learning Test 3
48 Mattis Dementia Rating Scale 3
49 Symbol Digit Modalities Test 3
50 California Verbal Learning Test 3
51 Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale 3
52 Verbal Fluency Test 3
53 Berg Balance Scale 3
54 Boston Naming Test 3
55 Cognitive Drug Research Battery 3
56 Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale 3
57 Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale 3
58 Participant Global Impression of Change 3
59 Barthel Index 3
60 Sit to Stand Test 3
61 Benton Judgment of Line Orientation Test 3
62 Wisconsin Card Sorting Test 3
63 Smell Identification Test 3
64 Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders 3
65 Minute Walk Test 3
66 Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy 3
67 Toronto Alexithymia Scale 3
68 Snaith-Hamilton Pleasure Scale 3
69 Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale 3
70 Ardouin Scale of Behavior in Parkinson's Disease 3
71 Multiple Sleep Latency Test 3
72 Clinical Dementia Rating Scale 2
73 Disability Assessment for Dementia Scale 2
74 Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System 2
75 Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test 2
76 Mini Nutritional Assessment 2
77 Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 2
78 Wechsler Memory Scale 2
79 Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale 2
80 CogState 2
81 Controlled Oral Word Association Test 2
82 Short Physical Performance Battery 2
83 Maintenance of Wakefulness Test 2
84 Patient Health Questionnaire 2
85 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 2
86 Brief Visuospatial Memory Test 2
87 Purdue Pegboard Test 2
88 Starkstein Apathy Scale 2
89 Numeric Rating Scale 2
90 Oral Symbol Digit Modalities Test 2
91 Food Frequency Questionnaire 2
92 Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire 2
93 Mayo Sleep Questionnaire 2
94 Dynamic Gait Index 2
95 Problem Behaviours Assessment 2
96 Visual Object and Space Perception Battery 2
97 Apnea Hypopnea Index 2
98 Stanford Sleepiness Scale 2
99 Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire 2
100 Minnesota Impulsive Disorders Interview 2
101 New Freezing of Gait Questionnaire 2
102 Brief Test of Attention 2
103 Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire 2
104 Movement Disorder Society-Non-Motor Rating Scale 2
105 Patient Reported Outcome-Parkinson's Disease 2
106 Clinician's Interview Based Impression of Change 1
107 Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory 1
108 Cognitive Function Instrument 1
109 Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery 1
110 Resource Utilization in Dementia Scale 1
111 Clock Drawing Test 1
112 Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale 1
113 Sleep Disorders Inventory 1
114 Physical Self-Maintenance Scale 1
115 Carer's Global Impression of Change 1
116 Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease Scale 1
117 Dementia Quality of Life Instrument 1
118 Frontal Assessment Battery 1
119 Quality of Life Questionnaire 1
120 Neuropsychological Test Battery 1
121 Caregiver Strain Index 1
122 Rey's Auditory Verbal Learning Test 1
123 Alzheimer's Disease Related Quality of Life 1
124 Digit Symbol Substitution Test 1
125 Logical Memory Test 1
126 Tower of London Test 1
127 Positive and Negative Affect Schedule 1
128 Auditory Verbal Learning Test 1
129 Alzheimer's Quick Test 1
130 Stavanger Sleep Scale 1
131 World Health Organization Quality of Life 1
132 Caregiver Burden Inventory 1
133 Fall Efficacy Scale 1
134 Olfactory Test 1
135 University of California San Diego Performance-Based Skills Assessment (UPSA) 1
136 Computerised Test Battery 1
137 Physical Performance Test 1
138 Perceived Stress Scale 1
139 Health Care Resources Utilization Questionnaire 1
140 Meter Walk Test 1
141 Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly 1
142 Animal Naming Test 1
143 Verbal Learning Memory Test 1
144 Gait and Fall Questionnaire 1
145 Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence 1
146 Corsi Block-tapping Test 1
147 Test for Attentional Performance 1
148 International Physical Activity Questionnaire 1
149 Mayo Fluctuations Scale 1
150 Senior Fitness Test 1
151 Psychomotor Vigilance Task 1
152 Sheehan Suicidality Tracking Scale 1
153 Eriksen Flanker Task 1
154 Wake Time After Sleep Onset 1
155 Parkinson's Disease Cognitive Rating Scale 1
156 Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam 1
157 modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire 1
158 Test of Everyday Attention 1
159 System Usability Scale 1
160 Clinical Test of Sensory Integration on Balance 1
161 Major Depression Inventory 1
162 The Essential Tremor Rating Assessment Scale 1
163 Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 1
164 Dimensional Apathy Scale 1
165 Penn Parkinson's Daily Activities Questionnaire 1
166 Physician Withdrawal Checklist 1
167 Karolinska Sleepiness Scale 1
168 Hooper Visual Organization Test 1
169 Florida Cognitive Activities Scale 1
170 Iowa Gambling Test 1
171 Clinical Assessment of Fluctuation 1
172 Emotional Regulation Questionnaire 1
173 Mannheim Dream Questionnaire 1
174 Scale for Assessment of Positive Symptoms 1
175 Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale 1
176 Attitudes Toward Hypnosis Questionnaire 1
177 Motivation Scale 1
178 Post-Participation Interview 1
179 Program Rating Scale 1
180 Sleep Environment Questionnaire 1
181 Treatment Satisfaction Scale 1
182 Daily Sleep Diary 1
183 Wechsler Test of Adult Reading 1
184 Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey 1
185 Fatigue Impact Scale 1
186 Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale 1
187 Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life 1
188 Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire 1
189 Sustained Attention to Response Test 1
190 Cumulative Illness Rating Scale 1
191 Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care 1
192 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Specific Quality of Life 1
193 Investigator Global Assessment 1
194 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Depression Inventory 1
195 Caregiving Distress Scale 1
196 Dyspnea-12 Questionnaire 1
197 General Satisfaction Subscale 1
198 Neurological Fatigue Index for MND 1
199 Patient Level Information and Costing System 1
200 Tinetti Mobility Test 1
201 Quantitative Motor Assessment System 1
202 Chorea Index 1
203 Huntington's Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire 1
204 Huntington's Disease Sleep Questionnaire 1
205 Dyskinesia Rating Scale 1
206 Schwab and England Disability Scale 1
207 Patient Clinical Global Impression 1
208 Wearing-Off Questionnaire 1
209 Nocturnal Akinesia, Dystonia, and Cramps Score 1
210 Academic Medical Center Linear Disability Scale 1
211 50 Foot Walk Test 1
212 Nausea Likert Scale 1
213 Conners' Continuous Performance Test 1
214 Sleep Hygiene Index 1
215 Sleep Efficiency Index 1
216 UPPS Impulsive Behavior Scale 1
217 Parkinson's Kinetigraph 1
218 Patient Questionnaire 1
219 Autonomic Dysfunctions Scale 1
220 Four Point Scale 1
221 Clinical Impression of Severity Index 1
222 Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire 1
223 Pittsburgh Insomnia Rating Scale 1
224 Aggressive Questionnaire 1
225 Empan Test 1
226 Hyposmia Rating Scale 1
227 Composite Autonomic Symptom Scale 1
228 Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life 1
229 Nocturnal Hypokinesia Questionnaire 1
230 Figural Memory Test 1
231 Intersecting Pentagon Copying Test 1
232 Aphasia Battery of Chinese 1
233 Cambridge Hopkins Restless Leg Syndrome Questionnaire 1
234 Fluctuation and Dyskinesia Score 1
235 Parkinson's Disease Behavioral Assessment 1
236 Complete Spontaneous Bowel Movement 1
237 Patient Assessment of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders Severity Index 1
238 Sleep Benefit Questionnaire 1
239 Meat Questionnaire 1
240 Tremor Disability Questionnaire 1
241 Tremor Embarrassment Assessment 1
242 Toronto Alertness Scale 1
243 Study Medication Withdrawal Questionnaire 1
244 Simple Mental State Scale 1
245 Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia 1
246 Caregiver Global Impression of Change 1
247 Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Disorders Severity Quality of Life 1
248 Gesture Imitation Test 1
249 BU Hallucinations and Unusual Perceptual Experiences Questionnaire 1
250 Parkinson's Disease-Psychotic Symptoms Scale 1
251 Penn Online Evaluation of Migraine 1
252 Prodromal Questionnaire 1
253 King's PD Pain Scale 1
254 PD-Motor Symptoms Scale 1
255 MRD-specific Human User Acceptance Study Questionnaire 1
256 Numeric Stance Discomfort Rating Scale 1