Table 2.

The seven domains and seven items of the Daily Cognitive–Communication and Sleep Profile (DCCASP) (Wiseman‐Hakes et al., 2011)

Item Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Sleep quality	How was your sleep quality for last night?
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Worst possible sleep						Best possible sleep
Mood	How was your mood for today?
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Overall anxious, irritable, unhappy, restless, and easily annoyed, overwhelmed by my day				Overall calm, reasonably content, able to handle what the day threw at me.		I felt great today
Fatigue	How tired did you feel today?
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	I felt really tired, low energy, unable to do my daily tasks				Fair level of energy, able to do daily tasks with minimal difficulty		I had lots of energy today
Daytime wakefulness	Did you fall asleep during the day today?
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	I fell asleep even though I didn't want to. I may not have been in my bed, but couldn't keep my eyes open	I felt sleepy and fell asleep even though I didn't do anything too tiring	I felt sleepy and had to lie down and rest during the day after activities	I had a nap today because I could, but could have managed without	I felt sleepy but was able to stay awake	I did not feel sleepy other than usual dips after lunch and late afternoon Was able to stay awake all day	I was completely alert throughout the day
Attention	Rate your attentiveness and concentration for today?
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	I couldn't concentrate today (following a conversation, reading watching television, couldn't block out things that distracted me, (e.g. pain, thoughts, ringing in the ears, background noises, conversations)	Really hard to pay attention. I kept focused on 1 thing briefly but got distracted	Hard to pay attention but I can follow tasks and get back on track if distracted. May need help to get refocused Can only do one thing at a time	Some difficulty paying attention and following task(s). I occasionally have to get back on track if distracted, or do one thing at a time	Fairly easy to block out distractions, I can pay attention for moderate periods of time (e.g. long enough to complete my daily tasks)	Able to pay attention to more than one thing at a time for a period of time, or to focus for a period of time	No difficulties paying attention today even for long periods of time or for multi‐tasking
Memory	Rate your memory abilities for today?
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Can't remember activities, events, or conversations from today	If reminded, can remember the gist of some activities, events, or conversations from today	If reminded, can remember details of activities, events or conversation	With no reminders can remember the gist of some activities, events or conversations from today	Can remember several details of activities, events or conversations from today	Can remember almost all the details of activities events or conversations from today	My memory was just fine today
Language processing	Rate your communication and conversation abilities for today?
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	Was unable to carry on a conversation today. My conversation partner must always speak slower and simplify the topic	Can carry on a conversation with one person, but need extra time to think and respond. At times conversation partner must speak slower and simplify the topic	Can carry on a conversation. Helps when conversation partner speaks slower. Can carry on multispeaker conversations briefly if topic stays the same, but I need extra time to think and respond	Can carry on a conversation. Partner doesn't need to speak slower. Some difficulty following and responding to multi‐speaker conversations, but I can do it		Can keep up with and reply to a multi person or single person conversation with minimal difficulty	No difficulties following any conversations, meetings, phone‐calls even with multiple speakers