title: Self-evaluated and close relative-evaluated Epworth Sleepiness Scale vs. multiple sleep latency test in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aims of this study were to determine (1) the agreement in Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) evaluated by patients and their close relatives (CRs), and (2) the correlation of objective sleepiness as measured by multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) with self-evaluated and close relative-evaluated ESS.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 85 consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (70 males, age 46.7 ± 12.9 years old) with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) > 5 events per hour (mean 38.9 ± 26.8/h) were recruited into this study. All participants underwent an overnight polysomnographic assessment (PSG), MSLT, and ESS rated by both patients and their CRs. Mean sleep latency < 8 min on MSLT was considered objective daytime sleepiness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Self-evaluated global ESS score (ESSG) was closely correlated with evaluation by CRs (r = 0.79, p < 0.001); the mean ESSG score evaluated by patients did not significantly differ from that evaluated by CRs (p > 0.05). However, Bland- Altman plot showed individual differences between self-evaluated and CR-evaluated ESS scores, with a 95%CI of -9.3 to 7.0. The mean sleep latency on MSLT was significantly associated with CR-evaluated ESSG (r = -0.23, p < 0.05); significance of association with self-evaluated ESSG was marginal (r = -0.21, p = 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CR-evaluated ESS has a good correlation but also significant individual disagreement with self-evaluated ESS in Chinese patients with OSA. CR-evaluated ESS performs as well as, if not better than, self-evaluated ESS in this population when referring to MSLT.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Jihui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Sleep Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.affiliation: Sleep Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China ; Department of Internal Medicine, First People's Hospital of Yibin, Yibin, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Sleep Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Sleep Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012894:Sleep Stages; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; Obstructive sleep apnea; close relatives; excessive daytime sleepiness; multiple sleep latency test