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The Top End Sleepiness Scale (TESS): A New Tool to Assess Subjective Daytime Sleepiness Among Indigenous Australian Adults.

Edmund BennHugh WirthTeagan ShortTimothy P HowarthSubash Shanthakumar Heraganahally
Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2021)
Currently, there are no subjective daytime sleepiness assessment toll available specifically for Indigenous population. The proposed TESS sleepiness screening tool represented in this study can potentially complement or adopted alongside other existing questionnaire, which may offer greater utility in the assessment of sleep disorders among Indigenous people.
Keyphrases
  • sleep quality
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • depressive symptoms
  • physical activity
  • positive airway pressure
  • sleep apnea
  • cross sectional