The following questionnaire will help you measure your general
level of daytime sleepiness. Answers are rated using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale
(ESS), the same tool
used by sleep experts worldwide.
Each item describes a
routine daytime situation. Use the scale below to rate the
likelihood that you would doze off or fall asleep (in contrast to
just feeling tired) during that activity. If you haven't done some
of these things recently, consider how you think they would affect
you.
Please note that this scale should not be used to make
your own diagnosis. It is intended as a tool to help you identify
your own level of daytime sleepiness, which can be a symptom of a
sleep disorder.
Use the following scale to choose the most
appropriate number for each situation:
0 = would never doze 1 = slight chance of
dozing 2 = moderate chance of dozing 3 = high chance of
dozing
