Validation of the Arabic Version of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Oman
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Validation of the Arabic version of the Epworth sleepiness scale.
BACKGROUND The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a questionnaire widely used in developed countries to measure daytime sleepiness and diagnose sleep disorders. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop an ESS questionnaire for the Arabic population (ArESS), to determine ArESS internal consistency, and to measure ArESS test-retest reproducibility. It also investigated whether the normal range of E...
متن کاملValidation of the arabic version of the epworth sleepiness scale in oman.
OBJECTIVES The Epworth sleepiness scale is a self-administered eight-item questionnaire that was developed as a tool to measure subjective sleepiness in adults. The validity of the Epworth sleepiness scale has been validated and tested in different populations and ethnic groups. However, it has yet to be validated or tested in an Omani or other Arabic speaking population. Thus, the aim of this ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oman Medical Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1999-768X,2070-5204
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2013.126