OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects of excessive sleepiness (ES) on health status, daily functioning, and work productivity. METHODS: From a survey performed in June to July 2006, people with or without ES in two groups (1758 with obstructive sleep apnea, depression, narcolepsy, multiple sclerosis, or shift work; 1977 without these conditions) were assessed on the Work Productivity and the Activity Impairment Scale, Short Form-12, Medical Outcomes study 6-item Cognitive Function Scale, and the Toronto Hospital Alertness Test. RESULTS: ES in both groups was associated with highly significant impairments in health status, daily activities, and work productivity for all measures (P < 0.0001), except for absenteeism (P = 0.0400 for group A, P = 0.8360 for group B). CONCLUSIONS: ES may have an incremental negative impact measurable above that of obstructive sleep apnea, multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, depression, or shift work.
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects of excessive sleepiness (ES) on health status, daily functioning, and work productivity. METHODS: From a survey performed in June to July 2006, people with or without ES in two groups (1758 with obstructive sleep apnea, depression, narcolepsy, multiple sclerosis, or shift work; 1977 without these conditions) were assessed on the Work Productivity and the Activity Impairment Scale, Short Form-12, Medical Outcomes study 6-item Cognitive Function Scale, and the Toronto Hospital Alertness Test. RESULTS: ES in both groups was associated with highly significant impairments in health status, daily activities, and work productivity for all measures (P < 0.0001), except for absenteeism (P = 0.0400 for group A, P = 0.8360 for group B). CONCLUSIONS: ES may have an incremental negative impact measurable above that of obstructive sleep apnea, multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, depression, or shift work.
Authors: Denise Christina Jarrin; Jennifer J McGrath; Janice E Silverstein; Christopher Drake Journal: Behav Sleep Med Date: 2012-11-08 Impact factor: 2.964
Authors: Carl Stepnowsky; Kathleen F Sarmiento; Shay Bujanover; Kathleen F Villa; Vicky W Li; Natalia M Flores Journal: J Clin Sleep Med Date: 2019-02-15 Impact factor: 4.062