1. Italian version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: External validity
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Vignatelli, L. A., Plazzi, G. A., Barbato, A. S., Ferini, Strambi, Bi, L., Manni, R. S., Pompei, F. S., D'Alessandro, R. A., Brancasi, B. C., Misceo, S. C., Puca, F. C., Savarese, M. C., Servalli, C. D., Ubiali, E. D., Viscardi, M. D., Vetrugno, R. A., Buzzi, G. E., Cirignotta, F. E., Mostacci, B. E., Sancisi, E. E., Fassari, V. F., Scrofani, A. F., Beelke, M. G., Ferrillo, F. G., Nobili, L. G., Costa, C. H., Di Perri, R. H., Raffaele, M. H., Landi, C. I., Rossi, M. J., Spaggiari, C. J., Terzano, M. G. J., Manni, R. K., Sartori, I. K., Zanotta, N. K., Bonnani, E. L., Indice, A. L., Murri, L. L., Guazzelli, M. M., Palagini, L. M., Panicucci, P. M., Antonini, Giovanni, Bruni, O. N., Ceschini, V. N., Gragnani, F. N., Miano, S. N., Della Marca, G. O., Farina, B. O., Mennuni, G. F. O., Cosentino, F. P., Ferri, R. P., Bergonzi, P. Q., Marinig, R. Q., Pauletto, G. Q., Dolso, P. L. R., Gigli, Servalli, G. L., Ubiali, C. D., Viscardi, E. D., Vetrugno, M. D., Buzzi, R. A., Cirignotta, G. E., Mostacci, F. E., Sancisi, B. E., Fassari, E. E., Scrofani, V. F., Beelke, A. F., Ferrillo, M. G., Nobili, F. G., Costa, L. G., Di Perri, C. H., Raffaele, R. H., Landi, M. H., Rossi, C. I., Spaggiari, M. J., Terzano, C. J., Manni, M. G. J., Sartori, R. K., Zanotta, I. K., Bonnani, N. K., Indice, E. L., Murri, A. L., Guazzelli, L. L., Palagini, M. M., Panicucci, L. M., Antonini, G., and Gigli, G. L.
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Multiple Sleep Latency Test ,Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Polysomnography ,Excessive daytime sleepiness ,specificity ,Context (language use) ,Dermatology ,Disorders of Excessive Somnolence ,External validity ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,Epworth sleepiness scale ,Multiple sleep latency test ,Questionnaires validation ,ROC curve ,Sensitivity ,Specificity ,Aged ,Female ,Italy ,Middle Aged ,ROC Curve ,Sleep ,Wakefulness ,2708 ,Neurology (clinical) ,Psychiatry and Mental Health ,epworth sleepiness scale ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Epworth Sleepiness Scale ,excessive daytime sleepiness ,multiple sleep latency test ,questionnaires validation ,roc curve ,sensitivity ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Obstructive sleep apnea ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Physical therapy ,medicine.symptom ,Psychology ,Narcolepsy - Abstract
We assessed the validity of an Italian language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS). The translated ESS was compared to the multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Within the context of a multicentric national study on narcolepsy (Gruppo Italiano Narcolessia Studio Epidemiologico Nazionale, GINSEN) involving 17 Italian sleep centres, we compared the two diagnostic tests on 91 prospectively recruited subjects with suspected EDS (34 with narcolepsy, 16 with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, 19 with idiopathic hypersomnia, and 22 with other sleep, neurologic or psychiatric disorders). ESS scores were inversely correlated with mean sleep latency values, as measured with MSLT (rho = −0.31, p
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- 2003