Prevalence of High Epworth Sleepiness Scale Scores in a Rural Population

P Pahwa; CP Karunanayake; L Hagel; JA Gjevre; D Rennie; J Lawson; JA Dosman

doi:10.1155/2012/287309

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2012)

Prevalence of High Epworth Sleepiness Scale Scores in a Rural Population

P Pahwa,
CP Karunanayake,
L Hagel,
JA Gjevre,
D Rennie,
J Lawson,
JA Dosman

Affiliations

P Pahwa: Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
CP Karunanayake: Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
L Hagel: Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
JA Gjevre: Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
D Rennie: Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
J Lawson: Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
JA Dosman: Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/287309
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 2
pp. e10 – e14

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Increased daytime sleepiness is an important symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). OSA is frequently underdiagnosed, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) can be a useful tool in alerting physicians to a potential problem involving OSA.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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