Sleep Heart Health Study

Calculated - Total score based on an 8-item questionnaires ranking likelihood of dozing off Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888). Scale 0-3 for individual items; 0 to 24 for overall score.

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Calculated - Total score based on an 8-item questionnaires ranking likelihood of dozing off Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888). Scale 0-3 for individual items; 0 to 24 for overall score.

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

17. Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have a sleep disorder (other than sleep apnea)?

The Short Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (Short SAQLI) score

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) e. Feel excessively (overly) sleepy during the day.

How often do you feel excessively (overly) sleepy during the day?

Additional item added to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Calculated - Total score based on an 8-item questionnaires ranking likelihood of dozing off Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888). Scale 0-3 for individual items; 0 to 24 for overall score.

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Additional item added to the Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Original question: What is chance that you would doze off or fall asleep while at the dinner table?

Original question: What is chance that you would doze off or fall asleep while driving?

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Item from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale Johns MW 1991 (PubMed ID: 1798888)

Search for all ESS variables within this dataset

Original Question: 19. What is the chance that you would doze off or fall asleep (not just "feel tired") in each of the following situations? (Check one box for each situation. If you are never or rarely in the situation, please give your best guess for what would happen.) i. At the dinner table.

Original Question: 19. What is the chance that you would doze off or fall asleep (not just "feel tired") in each of the following situations? (Check one box for each situation. If you are never or rarely in the situation, please give your best guess for what would happen.) j. While driving.

C. Restless legs 8. In the past year, while SITTING OR LYING DOWN, have you had any of the following symptoms? a. An urge to move your legs

C. Restless legs 8. In the past year, while SITTING OR LYING DOWN, have you had any of the following symptoms? b. Unpleasant or uncomfortable feelings in your legs

C. Restless legs [Questions #9-10 are about your MOST FREQUENT symptom you checked as yes in item #8.] 9. How often do you get this symptom? (check the one best answer)

C. Restless legs [Questions #9-10 are about your MOST FREQUENT symptom you checked as yes in item #8.] 10. How bothersome or troublesome is this symptom? (answer based on most frequent symptom) Does it bother you: (check one)

C. Restless legs [Questions #11-15 refer to all symptoms you checked as present in item #8.11.] These symptoms are most likely to occur when you are (check the one best answer):

C. Restless legs [Questions #11-15 refer to all symptoms you checked as present in item #8.11.] 12. Are they worse when you are sitting or lying down than when you are moving around or walking?

C. Restless legs [Questions #11-15 refer to all symptoms you checked as present in item #8.11.] 13. Do the symptoms improve if you get up and start walking?

C. Restless legs [Questions #11-15 refer to all symptoms you checked as present in item #8.11.] 14. What time of day do they occur? (check the one best answer):

a. If both day and night, do they get worse at night?

C. Restless legs [Questions #11-15 refer to all symptoms you checked as present in item #8.11.] 15. How old were you when you first noticed these symptoms? (write in "D" if Don't know) _____ _____ age in years (approximate OK)

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) i. Leg jerks.

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) j. Leg cramps.

Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have sleep apnea?

Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have a sleep disorder (other than sleep apnea)? 18. What other sleep disorder? (check all that apply) a. Insomnia

Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have a sleep disorder (other than sleep apnea)? 18. What other sleep disorder? (check all that apply) b. Restless legs

Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have a sleep disorder (other than sleep apnea)? 18. What other sleep disorder? (check all that apply) c. Narcolepsy

Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have a sleep disorder (other than sleep apnea)? 18. What other sleep disorder? (check all that apply) d. Other: please specify

How often do you snore? 0=Do not snore any more, 1=Rarely-less than 1 night/wk, 2=Sometimes-1 or 2 nights/wk,3=Frequently-3 to 5nights/wk, 4=Always or almost always-6 or 7nights/wk, 8=Don't know

How often do you have times when you stop breathing during your sleep? 1=Rarely-less than 1night/wk, 2=Sometimes-1 or 2nights/wk, 3=Frequently-3 to 5nights/wk, 4=Always or almost always-6 or 7nights/wk, 8=Don't know

Have you ever snored?

Is your snoring: (increasing, decreasing, etc) 1=Increasing over time, 2=Decreasing over time, 3=Staying the same, 8=Don't know

How loud is your snoring?

Questions 9 through 15 are about snoring and breathing during sleep. To answer these questions, please consider both what others have told you AND what you know about yourself. 9. Have you ever snored (now or at any time in the past)?

Questions 9 through 15 are about snoring and breathing during sleep. To answer these questions, please consider both what others have told you AND what you know about yourself. 10. How often do you snore now? (check one)

Questions 9 through 15 are about snoring and breathing during sleep. To answer these questions, please consider both what others have told you AND what you know about yourself. 11. How loud is your snoring? (check one)

Questions 9 through 15 are about snoring and breathing during sleep. To answer these questions, please consider both what others have told you AND what you know about yourself. 12. Has your snoring been: (check one)

Questions 9 through 15 are about snoring and breathing during sleep. To answer these questions, please consider both what others have told you AND what you know about yourself. 14. Are there times when you stop breathing during your sleep?ng

To answer these questions, please consider both what others have told you AND what you know about yourself. 15. How often do you have times when you stop breathing during your sleep?

Are there times when you stop breathing during your sleep?

For how many years have you been snoring? (number of years, up to 2 digits)

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with coughing?

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with chest pain or tightness?

How often do you feel unrested during the day, no matter how many hours of sleep you had?

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with heartburn or indigestion?

5. How well did you sleep last night?

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with leg cramps or leg jerks?

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with the need to go to the bathroom?

How often do you not get enough sleep?

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with noise in your surroundings?

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with pain in your joints, muscles, or back?

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) a. Have trouble falling asleep.

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) b. Wake up during the night and have difficulty getting back to sleep.

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) c. Wake up too early in the morning and be unable to get back to sleep.

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) d. Feel unrested during the day, no matter how many hours of sleep you had.

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) f. Do not get enough sleep.

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) g. Take sleeping pills or other medication to help you sleep.

8. Please indicate how often you experience each of the following. (check one box for each in items a through j) h. Nasal stuffiness, obstruction or discharge at night.

Do you take sleeping pills at least 1 day per week? 1=Yes; 0=No; 8=Unsure

In the past year, how often, on average, have you been awakened with shortness of breath?