Sleep disorders may lead to inability to get up in time for school, daytime moodiness, irritability, lack of focus in class, and significant behavioral and learning problems. Ten common sleep disorders the sleep health foundation. Clinical utility n the mdq is a brief selfreport instrument that takes about 5 minutes to complete. Please describe your sleep problems including both nighttime and daytime symptoms. If you answer yes to any of the following questions about sleep disorders, you may be dealing with insomnia, sleep apnea, or another type of sleep problem. Please, check by circling the appropriate number the items below to indicate your estimate of any difficulty, provided that it occurred at least three times per week during the last month. The epworth sleepiness scale how likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to feeling just tired. The international restless limb syndrome irls rating scale download this questionnaire if you think you might have restless limb syndrome rls a disorder manifest by an irresistible urge to move, often associated with unpleasant sensations, occurring primarily when you are at rest sitting or lying down, more prevalent during the evening hours and relieved temporarily with movement of the affected body part. Sleep disorders questionnaire sdq is a screening tool for evaluation of various sleep disturbances and sleep habits over the previous six months.
Summary the development of the sleep disorders questionnaire sdq from the sleep questionnaire and assessment of wakefulness sqaw of stanford. Murray johns of melbourne to measure daytime sleepiness. Rating scales and questionnaires for assessment of sleep. Questions were phrased in ways that were sometimes only subtly different e. A sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person. Consensus sleep diary data should be collected prior to and dur. Do you have problems breathing at night or have you been told you pause breathing while you are sleeping. Introducing the sleep disorders symptom checklist25. The epworth sleepiness scale measures peoples daytime sleepiness. Original article pediatric sleep questionnaire psq. The questionnaire takes about five minutes to complete, and can provide important insights into diagnosis and treatment.
Do you have difficulty waking up and getting out of bed. Developers hoped to create a scale that could be used as an allinclusive assessment tool a general, ef. Bruni and colleagues 1 ha evsuggested a total cutoff score of 39 in their evaluations of the scale, they found that this score. Insomnia 39 subjects, hypersomnia 12 subjects, respiratory disturbances during sleep 25 subjects and parasomnias 71 subjects. Clinical trials have indicated that the mdq has a high rate of accuracy. Sleep apnea was screened using the sleep apnea scale of the sleep disorders questionnaire, 23 with a cutoff score of 29 points for men sensitivity 75%, specificity 65% and 26 points for women. The sleep disturbance scale for children sdsc is a 26item inventory rated on a 5point likerttype scale.
The scale was distributed to the mothers of 4 children 1157 controls, mean age 9. Sleep disorders are very prevalent in parkinsons disease pd and include a diversity of disturbances. Tests and assessments for shift work disorder national. A singlequestion screen for rem sleep behavior disorder. Substance abuse and absenteeism are known to occur. Even if you havent done some of these things recently try. Sleep disorders questionnaire thank you for your cooperation in filling out this brief questionnaire. Intervention parents completed the 22item sleeprelated breathing disorder srbd scale of the pediatric sleep questionnaire, and children underwent polysomnography before and 1 year after clinically indicated adenotonsillectomy n 78, usually for. Shift work sleep disorder swsd occurs in individuals who work nontraditional hours like split shift, graveyard shifts, early morning shifts, or rotating shifts. Athens insomnia scale for a better and healthier sleep. Pediatric sleep disorders university of washington. Based on this jdbp article 2016 pediatric daytime sleepiness scale pdds iowa sleep disorders center rem v. Even if you have not done some of these things recently try to work out how they would have affected you. This refers to your usual way of life in recent times.
The authors of the cleveland adolescent sleepiness questionnaire casq invite teachers, clinicians and researchers to use the measure and to share their findings so that the casq may be improved. Shands jacksonville sleep disorders center questionnaire page 1. Sleepiness scale advanced sleep medicine services, inc. Many early writings discuss sleep and sleep disorders in a variety of ways. Family history of sleep disorders problem relationship insomnia daytime sleepiness restless leg syndrome narcolepsy sleep apnea habitual snoring bed partner questions. Shands jacksonville sleep disorders center questionnaire. The instruments purpose is to categorize sleep disorders in children and preadolescents of 615 years old. Questionnaires employed in this study consist of items on demographic information, the pittsburgh sleep quality index, the epworth sleepiness scale, the morningnesseveningness questionnaire, dass21, the patient health questionnaire15. Idiopathic rem sleep behavior disorder rbd is a parasomnia that is an important risk factor for pd and lewy body dementia. Epworth sleepiness scale in service members with sleep. Primary care tools the best way to figure out what is wrong with your sleep is to start with your doctor. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up to date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder is characterized by increased muscle tone during rapid eye movement sleep, resulting in the patient acting out dreams with possible harm. If the total score of the epworth scale questionnaire is 10 or more, then the patient may be suffering from a sleep disorder and a sleep study is warranted.
Jointly prepared with the national sleep center for use as a screening device for potential sleep disorders. Athens insomnia scale this scale is intended to record your own assessment of any sleep difficulty you might have experienced. The sleep disorders symptom checklist sdscl17, a singlepage instrument, was developed to screen for six sleep disorders insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndromeperiodic limb movement disorder, circadian rhythm sleep wake disorders, narcolepsy. To obtain results, scores are tallied for each of the six sleepdisorder categories, and an overall score is calculated. Oxford university press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct.
This questionnaire is a screening tool for physicians to assist their clinical evaluation of insomnia. At present, there are a variety of single condition measures available e. Learn about sleep disorder symptoms, types, and treatment. Tests and assessments for shift work disorder this content was created by the national sleep foundation if you believe that you are suffering from shift work disorder, its important that you schedule a visit with your primary care physician or a sleep specialist. In this guideline, an insomnia disorder is defined as a subjective report of difficultywith sleep initiation, duration, consolidation, or qual. Content validity, internal consistency and concurrent validity were investigated. What treatment have you tried to improve your sleep and was it helpful. Physical examination findings may suggest the presence of a sleep disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea in particular, but the clinical history remains the most important element of the assessment for most sleep. There are many easytouse tools to help individuals and primary care providers evaluate a persons sleep. In conjunction with short sleep duration, insomnia is the most common sleep disorder in both military and civilian populations 2,14,15 and is characterized by difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep with resultant daytime impairment. Design the sci was evaluated across five study samples. Questionnaires that screen for multiple sleep disorders perelman. How likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in the following situations, in contrast to feeling just tired. Participants 30 941 individuals 71% female completed the sci along with.
One barrier to determining prevalence is that current screening tools are too long for largescale epidemiologic surveys. In 1836, charles dickens published a series of papers called the. Rating scales and questionnaires are widely used to assess the presence and severity of the sleep disorders. It is important that you answer each question as best you can. Use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation. The higher a person scores, the higher their level of daytime sleepiness is assessed to be. The mood disorder questionnaire mdq overview the mood disorder questionnaire mdq was developed by a team of psychiatrists, researchers and consumer advocates to address the need for timely and accurate evaluation of bipolar disorder. If possible, please have your bed partner or anyone who observed you sleep recently help answer the questions below.
Please describe your sleep problems including both night time and day time symptoms how long have you had these problems. Sleep disorders are a group of conditions that affect the ability to sleep well on a regular basis. Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for some sleep disorders disruptions in sleep can be caused by a variety of issues, including teeth grinding and night terrors. A new sleep disorders questionnaire based on the international classification of sleep disorders2 article pdf available in journal of sleep research 221. Objective describe the development and psychometric validation of a brief scale the sleep condition indicator sci to evaluate insomnia disorder in everyday clinical practice. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, social and emotional functioning. Insomnia has been used in different contexts to refer to either a symptom or a specific disorder. The best way to know for certain whether you have a sleep disorder is to schedule your own sleep study.