Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents

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ESS-CHAD

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The Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) is used to assess the level of excessive daytime sleepiness in children and adolescents.1,2 The ESS-CHAD is a modified version of the ESS that has been validated as a reliable measure of sleepiness in patients 12 to 18 years of age.1,2

Minor changes were made to the instructions and descriptions of some activities on the ESS to improve relatability and comprehension of the ESS-CHAD by children and adolescents.1

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  1. Wang YG, Benmedjahed K, Lambert J, et al. Assessing narcolepsy with cataplexy in children and adolescents: development of a cataplexy diary and the ESS-CHAD. Nat Sci Sleep. 2017;9:201-211.
  2. Janssen KC, Phillipson S, O'Connor J, Johns MW. Validation of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents using Rasch analysis. Sleep Med. 2017;33:30-35.