Subjective Compared with Objective Sleepiness
Authors: Selim R. Benbadis, Edward Mascha
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Letters19 October 1999Subjective Compared with Objective SleepinessSelim R. Benbadis, MD and Edward Mascha, MDSelim R. Benbadis, MDUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine; Tampa, FL 33606 (Benbadis)The Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cleveland, OH 44195 (Mascha)Search for more papers by this author and Edward Mascha, MDUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine; Tampa, FL 33606 (Benbadis)The Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cleveland, OH 44195 (Mascha)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-8-199910190-00027 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We appreciate Dr. Schmidt-Nowara's interest and comments. We agree that the lack of correlation between the ESS and the MSLT found in our study may be explained by the dilution effect, whereby some items of the ESS may be strongly correlated with a short sleep latency whereas others may not. However, other investigators also found a poor association between the MSLT and other subjective scales, including the Stanford Sleepiness Scale and a visual analogue scale (1-3). This does not support the contention that the lack of correlation is due to limitations inherent or specific to the ESS (that ...References1. Benbadis SR, Mascha E, Perry MC, Wolgamuth BR, Smolley LA, Dinner DS. Association of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the multiple sleep latency test in a clinical population. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:289-92. LinkGoogle Scholar2. Schmidt-Nowara WW, Wiggins CL, Walch JK. Sleepiness in an adult population: prevalence, validity, correlates. In: Peter JH, Penzel T, Podszus T, vonWichert P, eds. Sleep and Health Risk. Berlin: Springer-Verlag; 1991. Google Scholar3. Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep. 1991;14:540-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Lavie P. Sleep habits and sleep disturbances in industrial workers in Israel: main findings and some characteristics of workers complaining of excessive daytime sleepiness. Sleep. 1981;4:147-58. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: University of South Florida College of Medicine; Tampa, FL 33606 (Benbadis)The Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Cleveland, OH 44195 (Mascha) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAssociation between the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Multiple Sleep Latency Test in a Clinical Population Selim R. Benbadis , Edward Mascha , Michael C. Perry , Barbara R. Wolgamuth , Laurence A. Smolley , and Dudley S. Dinner Subjective Compared with Objective Sleepiness Wolfgang Schmidt-Nowara Metrics Cited ByComparison of Scores of Application Methods of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale: Self Administered or Nurse Administered 19 October 1999Volume 131, Issue 8Page: 632KeywordsQualitative studiesSleepSpecificity Issue Published: 19 October 1999 CopyrightCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...