This short test can help diagnose sleep disorders
EPWORTH Sleepiness Scale
The risk of sleepiness are quoted 0 to 3
0 = no chance of sleepiness
1 = slight chance of sleepiness
2 = moderate chance of sleepiness
3 = high chance of sleepiness
Scale are evaluted by 8 differents situations :
| Situations | Sleepiness |
| Sitting and reading | |
| Watching TV | |
| Sitting inactive in a public place | |
As a passenger in a car for an hour without a break |
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Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit |
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| Sitting and talking to someone | |
Sitting quietly after a lunch without alcohol |
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| In a car, while stopped for a few minutes in traffic | |
| Total : |
0 - 9 = Average score, normal population
10 - 24 = Sleep specialist advice recommended