Evaluating Sleepiness

Hirshkowitz, Max; Sharafkhaneh, Amir

doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-24288-2.00169-0

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“…The item measuring lucidity (“I was lucid.”) was dichotomous (yes/no). During the introduction to the study procedures, participants received the following definition [ 22 ]: “In a lucid dream, one is aware that one is dreaming during the dream. Thus, it is possible to wake up deliberately, or to influence the action of the dream actively, or to observe the course of the dream passively”.…”

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Lucid Dreaming and the Feeling of Being Refreshed in the Morning: A Diary Study

2020

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REM periods with lucid dreaming show increased brain activation, especially in the prefrontal cortex, compared to REM periods without lucid dreaming and, thus, the question of whether lucid dreaming interferes with the recovery function of sleep arises. Cross-sectional studies found a negative relationship between sleep quality and lucid dreaming frequency, but this relationship was explained by nightmare frequency. The present study included 149 participants keeping a dream diary for five weeks though the course of a lucid dream induction study. The results clearly indicate that there is no negative effect of having a lucid dream on the feeling of being refreshed in the morning compared to nights with the recall of a non-lucid dream; on the contrary, the feeling of being refreshed was higher after a night with a lucid dream. Future studies should be carried out to elicit tiredness and sleepiness during the day using objective and subjective measurement methods.

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Lucid Dreaming and the Feeling of Being Refreshed in the Morning: A Diary Study

2020

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“…MWT (Hirshkowitz, Sarwar, & Sharafkhanneh, 2011): The MWT was conducted by a sleep technologist and was used to assess the capability of maintaining wakefulness by asking the nurses to resist being overwhelmed by sleepiness. The potential with which a person lapses into sleep represents sleepiness.…”

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“…MSLT (Hirshkowitz et al, 2011): The MSLT was conducted by a sleep technologist and was used to assess physiological sleepiness. The nurses were instructed to allow themselves to fall asleep or not to resist falling asleep.…”

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Four Night Shifts Have a Degree of Performance Adaptation

Chang

Wu²,

Chen

et al. 2017

Hum Factors

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“…Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT) is the gold standard and most widely used objective characterization of EDS in children. 21,33,34 Unlike the M-ESS, the MSLT can objectively document sleepiness in patients independent of selfor parent-report. 35,36 Although the MSLT can identify an abnormal tendency for sleepiness in individuals, it is relatively time intensive and costly.…”

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“…MSLTs were performed according to guidelines recommended by the AASM. 34 After overnight PSG, participants were evaluated with four or five nap opportunities at 2-hour intervals throughout the day. For each nap opportunity, patients were placed in bed and instructed to lie quietly with eyes closed and to try to fall asleep.…”

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Sensitivity and Specificity of the Modified Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Children With Craniopharyngioma

Crabtree

Klages

Sykes

et al. 2019

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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Study Objectives: Children with craniopharyngioma are at risk for excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Multiple Sleep Latency Testing (MSLT) is the gold standard for objective evaluation of EDS; however, it is time and resource intensive. We compared the reliability, sensitivity, and specificity of the modified Epworth Sleepiness Scale (M-ESS) and MSLT in monitoring EDS in children with craniopharyngioma. Methods: Seventy patients (ages 6 to 20 years) with craniopharyngioma completed the M-ESS and were evaluated by polysomnography and MSLT. Evaluations were made after surgery, if performed, and before proton therapy. Results: MSLT revealed that 66 participants (81.8%) had EDS, as defined by a mean sleep latency (MSL) < 10 minutes, with only 28.8% reporting EDS on the M-ESS by using a cutoff score of 10. The M-ESS demonstrated adequate internal consistency and specificity (91.7%) but poor sensitivity (33.3%) with the established cutoff score of 10. A cutoff score of 6 improved the sensitivity to 64.8% but decreased the specificity to 66.7%. Conclusions: Patients with craniopharyngioma are at high risk for EDS, as documented objectively on the MSLT, but they frequently do not recognize or accurately report their sleepiness. Future sleep studies should investigate whether specific items or alternative self-and parent-reported measures of sleepiness may have greater clinical utility in monitoring sleepiness in this population.

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Evaluating Sleepiness

Cited by 9 publications

References 38 publications

Lucid Dreaming and the Feeling of Being Refreshed in the Morning: A Diary Study

Lucid Dreaming and the Feeling of Being Refreshed in the Morning: A Diary Study

Four Night Shifts Have a Degree of Performance Adaptation

Sensitivity and Specificity of the Modified Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Children With Craniopharyngioma

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