II. Indications
- Hypersomnolence self-assessment
III. Criteria
- Answer the following 8 questions, with the chance of drowsiness for each circumstance
- Score 0: No chance of dozing
- Score 1: Slight chance of dozing
- Score 2: Moderate chance of dozing
- Score 3: High chance of dozing
- Questions (Assign a score 0 to 3 for each circumstance)
- Sitting and Reading
- Watching Television
- Sitting in a public inactive place (e.g. theater or meeting place)
- Riding in a car for 1 hour without a break (as a passenger)
- Lying down in the afternoon when circumstances permit
- Sitting and talking to someone
- Sitting quietly after lunch without Alcohol
- Stopped in traffic for a few minutes
IV. Interpretation
- Based on above 8 questions, each assigned a score 0-3 (total possible 24 points)
- Findings: Minimal Sleepiness
- Normal: <8
- Mild Sleepiness: 8-11
- Findings: Significant Daytime Sleepiness requiring further evaluation
- Moderate Sleepiness: 12 to 15
- Severe Sleepiness: 16 to 24