# A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale

Johns MW · Sleep 14(6):540–545 · 1991



## Key finding

The 8-item Epworth scale; ≥11 suggests excessive daytime sleepiness.



[Read the paper](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=A+new+method+for+measuring+daytime+sleepiness:+the+Epworth+sleepiness+scale)

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