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 or 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 (no alcohol)

Stopped for a few minutes in traffic while driving

   

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*Johns MW. A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep 1991;14(6):540-545 
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