Objective: This study evaluated the effects of excessive sleepiness (ES) on health status, daily functioning, and work productivity. Methods: From a survey performed in June to July 2006, people with or without ES in two groups (1758 with obstructive sleep apnea, depression, narcolepsy, multiple sclerosis, or shift work; 1977 without these conditions) were assessed on the Work Productivity and the Activity Impairment Scale, Short Form-12, Medical Outcomes study 6-item Cognitive Function Scale, and the Toronto Hospital Alertness Test. Results: ES in both groups was associated with highly significant impairments in health status, daily activities, and work productivity for all measures (P < 0.0001), except for absenteeism (P = 0.0400 for group A, P = 0.8360 for group B). Conclusions: ES may have an incremental negative impact measurable above that of obstructive sleep apnea, multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, depression, or shift work. Copyright © 2010 by American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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Dean, B., Aguilar, D., Shapiro, C., Orr, W. C., Isserman, J. A., & Rippon, G. A. (2010). Impaired health status, daily functioning, and work productivity in adults with excessive sleepiness. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 52(2), 144–149. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c99505
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