Table 3.
Situation | Chance of Dozing |
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Sitting and reading | |
Watching television | |
Sitting inactive in a public place (eg, a theater or meeting) | |
As a passenger in a car for an hour without a break | |
Lying down to rest in the afternoon when circumstances permit | |
Sitting and talking to someone | |
Sitting quietly after a lunch without alcohol | |
In a car, while stopped for a few minutes in traffic |
Responses are recorded on a 4-point scale of 0 to 3 (0, no; 1, light; 2, moderate; 3, high chance of dozing). A total score of greater than 9 merits further evaluation.
Adapted from Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep 1991;14:541; with permission.