A5070851390- Sleep and related disorders
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Infant Health and Development
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Experimental Learning in Engineering
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies
- Virus-based gene therapy research
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Epworth Hospital
1994-2021
Swinburne University of Technology
2009-2020
The University of Melbourne
1973-2006
Monash Medical Centre
1972-2006
Austin Health
2006
Royal Children's Hospital
2006
Centre for Policy Studies
1992
La Trobe University
1990
St Mary's Hospital
1981
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1975-1978
The development and use of a new scale, the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), is described. This simple, self-administered questionnaire which shown to provide measurement subject's general level daytime sleepiness. One hundred eighty adults answered ESS, including 30 normal men women as controls 150 patients with range sleep disorders. They rated chances that they would doze off or fall asleep when in eight different situations commonly encountered daily life. Total ESS scores significantly...
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is an important symptom that needs to be quantified, but there confusion over the best way do this. Three of most commonly used tests: multiple sleep latency test (MSLT), maintenance wakefulness (MWT) and Epworth scale (ESS) give results are significantly correlated in a statistical sense, not closely related. The purpose this investigation was help clarify problem. Previously published data from several investigations were calculate reference range normal...
This investigation examines how the sleep propensity (SP) in one test situation, such as Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT), is related to sleepiness daily life, assessed by Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). a self-administered questionnaire, item scores from which provide new method for measuring SPs eight different real-life situations. The ESS were analyzed separately four groups of subjects: 150 adult patients with variety disorders, 87 medical students who answered on two occasions 5...
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese-language version the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for use in Brazil. METHODS: steps involved creating ESS Brazilian Portuguese (ESS-BR) were as follows: translation; back-translation; comparison (by committee) between translation and testing bilingual individuals. ESS-BR applied group patients who submitted overnight polysomnography order identify obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), insomnia primary snoring. A...
Excessive daytime sleepiness in the general community is a newly recognized problem about which there little standardized information. Our aim was to measure levels of and prevalence excessive sample Australian workers relate that their self-reported sleep habits at night age, sex, obesity. Sixty-five percent all 507 employees working during day for branch an corporation answered questionnaire Epworth scale (ESS) anonymously. Normal sleepers, without any evidence disorder, had ESS scores...
A systematic sleep questionnaire has been devised for assessing the previous night's of a subject. It designed repeated use. is completed by subject and framed with needs hospital patient in mind. In present study it was given to 93 subjects four different groups: 16 surgical inpatients, 21 medical 32 psychiatric inpatients (in general unit), 24 normal volunteers. Test retest reliability correlations have derived using nonparametric correlation coefficient (Kendall's tau). Each items...
Abnormal paroxysmal events in sleep may be parasomnias or epileptic seizures. In nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE), the unusual seizure features often lead to diagnostic confusion with nonepileptic parasomnias; video-electroencephalography monitoring is usually required make diagnosis.To examine reliability of clinical history diagnosing NFLE, using Frontal Lobe Epilepsy and Parasomnias (FLEP) scale.The FLEP scale, comprising specific questions reflecting NFLE parasomnias, was developed...
A series of 18 visual analogue scales was used to report the subjective feelings 38 healthy subjects on 732 occasions during experiments concerned with quality sleep. Factor analysis scores from these scales, both for all combined and within each four separately, yielded two factors consistently -- 'alertness' 'tranquillity'. Scores derived first factor indicated that, in laboratory setting levels immediately after waking morning were reduced, relation those before falling asleep previous night.
Psychologic stress is known to be associated with both sleep disturbances and increased adrenocortical activity. In this experiment, 2 groups of male medical students were selected as poor or good sleepers on the basis their responses a questionnaire. The had significantly greater levels activity than did throughout day night. This difference was related psychologic characteristics. general level activation central nervous system, largely reflecting one's personality life situation, may...
Abstract The quantity and quality of sleep have been measured objectively in 4 patients before after open heart surgery; 2 these became delirious on the third postoperative day. A fifth patient was studied relation to major abdominal surgery. degree disturbance early period greater cardiac than surgery but not consistently related ensuing delirium. Although were woken frequently by necessity for nursing other care, they unable remain asleep when left undisturbed during delirium, which lasted...
Hospital admissions due to acute barbiturate poisoning per million population in England and Wales have decreased since 1965 at about the same rate as NHS prescriptions for barbiturates. Admissions with other drugs increased, but, largely because benzodiazepine hypnotics tranquillisers are much less toxic than barbiturates that they replacing, deaths from all solids liquids decreased. The risk of death self-poisoning associated each prescription has increased two a half times 1961, perhaps...
Plasma concentrations of LH, FSH, testosterone and estradiol were measured overnight in 4 healthy adults over 48-hr 1 man using a continuous blood sampling technique polygraphic sleep recording. Oscillations the levels LH FSH seen but woman fluctuations infrequent, other there was progressive rise on day 6 menstrual cycle. Both men women fluctuated markedly. Mean higher lower second study. There positive correlation between levels, correlations either or could not be demonstrated, no...
Plasma levels of TSH, GH and cortisol were determined overnight in 4 healthy adults over 48 hr 1 man using a continuous blood sampling technique polygraphic sleep monitoring. rose after onset 3 subjects correlated with slow wave (Stage & 4) sleep. Correlations between wakefulness found but there was no relationship changes TSH stage. While negative correlations time concentrations, consistent inverse circadian rhythms, short-term fluctuations the both hormones which positively studies.
The pattern of sleep and wakefulness varies widely between individual people is influenced by many factors. Several reports involving sub jective recording habits in young adults have been published, with particular emphasis on the duration (Bousfield, 1940; Lawrence Shurley, 1970; Webb Agnew, 1970). However, variations within such a population relation ships various aspects behaviour re lating to not described adequately. Much laboratories which established throughout world has all-night...
The academic performance of 104 fourth-year medical students was assessed in relation to their sleep habits reported a questionary and scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Poorer related significantly later times waking up morning, particularly at weekends, subjectively poorer quality sleep, but not amount usually obtained. Poor also scales 3 (hysteria), 4 (psychopathic deviate) 8 (schizophrenia) MMPI. Simple enquiries about may make it easier for who are greatest risk...