Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents

Screen your pediatric patient for narcolepsy

The Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents (ESS-CHAD) is used to assess the level of excessive daytime sleepiness in children and adolescents.^1,2 The ESS-CHAD is a modified version of the ESS that has been validated as a reliable measure of sleepiness in patients 12 to 18 years of age.^1,2

Minor changes were made to the instructions and descriptions of some activities on the ESS to improve relatability and comprehension of the ESS-CHAD by children and adolescents.¹

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References

Wang YG, Benmedjahed K, Lambert J, et al. Assessing narcolepsy with cataplexy in children and adolescents: development of a cataplexy diary and the ESS-CHAD. Nat Sci Sleep. 2017;9:201-211.
Janssen KC, Phillipson S, O'Connor J, Johns MW. Validation of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Children and Adolescents using Rasch analysis. Sleep Med. 2017;33:30-35.