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EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE
NOTE—Please read all instructions before proceeding.
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale Questionnaire is a tool used to assess your sleepiness and your benefit from using the
AutoAdjust CPAP regularly. The unit will record and display the results of a patient-completed Epworth Sleepiness Scale
(ESS) at various intervals. The interval is determined by your home medical equipment provider and/or physician. The ESS
feature can be turned on or off by the health care provider at device set-up.
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is an eight-question sleepiness assessment that has four possible numerical answers
for each question (0, 1, 2, or 3).
The questionnaire can be temporarily skipped by turning the blower off and then back on. The blower must be off for
two hours before ESS is displayed again. For all eight (8) ESS questions, the keypad Up/Down buttons will be used to
scroll through the possible answers (0, 1, 2, or 3), and the Select button will be used to enter your answer and advance
sequentially through the process. The eight (8) ESS questions that are to be answered and the scale for your answers of
0 to 3 are provided on the next page and in a separate booklet. The questions are to be referenced as you proceed
through the ESS survey in steps 1 to 4 below. The question number is referenced on the AutoAdjust CPAP LCD display.
If the ESS is enabled and due for completion, an ESS prompt will be shown on the LCD display when the blower is
turned on Figure 12. In addition, the LCD back light will turn on and several short beeps will be sounded from the
audible indicator.
With the display as shown in Figure 12, press the Select button to proceed to ESS Q1. The display shown in
1.
Figure 13 references Question number 1, "Sitting and reading." See questions (situations) on the next page.
Use the Up/Down arrow buttons to display the most appropriate number as it relates to you for the situation.
2.
Press the Select button to enter your answer and advance to the next question.
3.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have answered all eight (8) questions of the ESS. The total will be displayed once
4.
all of the questions are answered Figure 14. If "? ?" is displayed, then one or more of the questions has not been
answered. NOTE—Record the date and total into the chart on page 2 of the ESS booklet. If instructed to do so by
your homecare provider, complete the ESS Reply Card and mail it to your homecare provider.
Press the Select button to scroll past the Epworth Total. An Epworth "Finished" prompt will be displayed Figure
5.
15.
Use the Up/Down buttons to display YES or NO. If it is necessary for you to change or review your answers, press
6.
the Select button with NO on the display and return to the questionnaire. If you are finished, select YES on the
display, press the Select button and the display will return to the "Act Pres" (Actual Pressure) reading.
NOTE—The AutoAdjust CPAP will operate throughout the ESS assessment. The blower ON/OFF and Delay keypad
buttons will continue to function regardless of the ESS prompts. If you do not answer the ESS, it will remain
on the display for 15 minutes before timing out and being removed. Any keypad activity will reset the 15-
minute time-out period. Turning the blower OFF and then back ON will temporarily skip the questionnaire; the
blower must be off for two hours before ESS will be displayed again.
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E p w o r t h S l e e p i n e s s S c a l e ( E S S )
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Figure 12
E S S Q 1
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