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Self-Assessment Quiz

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is widely used in the field of sleep medicine as a subjective measure of a patient’s sleepiness. The test is a list of eight situations in which you rate your tendency to become sleepy on a scale of “0,” no chance of dosing, to “3,” high chance of dozing. When you finish the test, add up the values of your responses. Your total score is based on a scale of 0 to 24. The scale estimates whether you are experiencing excessive sleepiness that possibly requires medical attention.

How Sleepy Are You?

  • Use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation:
  • 0 = would never doze or sleep.
  • 1 = slight chance of dozing or sleeping
  • 2 = moderate chance of dozing or sleeping
  • 3 = high chance of dozing or sleeping
Situation Chance of Dozing of Sleeping
Sitting and reading
Watching TV
Sitting inactive in a public place
Being a passenger in a motor vehicle for an hour or more
Lying down in the afternoon
Sitting and talking to someone
Sitting quietly after lunch without alcohol
Stopped for a few minutes in traffic
while driving

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    Before joining Pacific Sleep Program in 2009, Dr. Hagen was Assistant Professor at Oregon Health and Science University where he enjoyed teaching medical students, residents and sleep medicine fellows. He has book chapters, review articles and novel research published on sleep apnea, disorders of excessive sleepiness, sleep disruption and the identification and classification of various sleep disorders. He continues occasional teaching activities and has ongoing research, but devotes most of his time to clinical care in sleep medicine at Pacific Sleep Program.

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