Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil Validação da escala de sonolência de Epworth em português para uso no Brasil

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop a Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) for use in Brazil. METHODS: The steps involved in creating the ESS in Brazilian Portuguese (ESS-BR) were as follows: translation; back-translation; comparison (by a committee) between...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Naimaier Bertolazi, Simone Chaves Fagondes, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Vinícius Dallagasperina Pedro, Sérgio Saldanha Menna Barreto, Murray W Johns
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2009-09-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132009000900009