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This questionnaire was developed to give you and/or your doctor a good understanding about your problems with sleeping and waking. It is very important to answer every question, because some disorders show up as a pattern of answers to different questions. Questions which ask about "day, daytime, morning, etc." refer to the time when you wake from your longest sleep of the day and become active. Similarly, "night, nighttime, bedtime, nocturnal" refers to your longest sleep period during the day. In answering the questions, consider each question as applying to the past six months of your life. If you strongly disagree with the statement or it never happens to you, answer "NEVER". If the statement is always true in your case or you agree strongly with it, answer "ALWAYS". It is very important to answer all of the questions if at all possible.
My sleep is disturbed by worrying about things
At bedtime, I worry about things
My sleep is disturbed by sadness or depression
At bedtime, I feel sad and depressed
My sleep is disturbed by thoughts racing through my mind
At bedtime, thoughts race through my mind
At bedtime, I'm afraid of not being able to go to sleep
My sleep is disturbed by fears that I might not be able to get back to sleep if I should wake up
Mental stress, worry, or anxiety worsens my sleep
I have a poor night's sleep
I have a problem with my sleep
My night sleep is restless and disturbed
I get too little sleep at night
I feel that my sleep is abnormal
I wake up during the night
How many hours of sleep do you get at night, not including time spent awake in bed?
I feel that I have insomnia
I have trouble getting to sleep at night
How long is your longest wake period at night?
I have been unable to sleep at all for several days
I take a prescription drug which the doctor gave me mainly to help me sleep (sleeping pills, anti-depressants, tranquilizers)
My sleep is disturbed by "restless legs" (a feeling of crawling, aching, inability to keep legs still)
When falling asleep, I have "restless legs" (a feeling of crawling, aching, or inability to keep legs still)
My sleep is disturbed by muscular tension
At bedtime, I feel muscular tension
Now, I am sleepy during the day and I struggle to stay awake
I am very sleepy in the daytime, and this seems to go in cycles at regular intervals
I now have trouble doing my job because of sleepiness or fatigue
I have to let someone else drive the car because I am too sleepy to do it
In the past 6 months, I have fallen asleep accidentally in some of these situations: eating a meal, talking on the phone, talking to someone, riding in a bus or car, watching TV, at a theater, reading a book, at a lecture.
I have slept for several days at a time, or at least I have been overwhelmingly sleepy for that long
How many daytime naps (asleep for 5 minutes or more) do you take on an average working day?
How many car accidents or "near misses" have you had because of excessive sleepiness?
I am sleeping more than I used to
I feel unable to move (paralyzed) after a nap
I see vivid dream-like images (hallucinations) either just before or just after a daytime nap, yet I am sure I am awake when they happen
When falling asleep, I feel paralyzed (unable to move)
I have dream-like images (hallucinations) when I awaken in the morning even though I know I am not asleep
I get sudden muscular weakness (or even a brief period of paralysis, being unable to move) when laughing, angry, or in situations of strong emotion
I have vivid dreams during my daytime naps
I get "weak knees" when I laugh
I find myself doing things which make no sense, such as writing nonsense instead of notes, or mixing together chocolate and gravy
Sometimes I realize I have driven my car to the wrong place, and I can't remember how I did it
I got bad grades in school because I was too sleepy
I use alcohol in order to get to sleep
I have used "street drugs" (marijuana, "uppers", "downers", narcotics, hallucinogens, cocaine)
While drinking alcohol, I have carried out actions without being aware of them, and not remembered them the next day
I have used marijuana to help me go to sleep
I smoke tobacco within two hours of bedtime
I have used tobacco to help me go to sleep
I am told I snore loudly and bother others
My snoring or my breathing problem is worse if I sleep on my back
I am told I stop breathing ("hold my breath") in sleep
What is your current weight?
How much weight have you gained since age 20?
How tall are you?
My snoring or my breathing problem is worse when I have an allergy or infection in the nose, throat, or chest
I awake suddenly gasping for breath, unable to breathe
At night, my sleep disturbs my bed partner's sleep
I have a problem with my nose blocking up when I am trying to sleep (allergies, infections)
My snoring or my breathing problem is worse if I fall asleep right after drinking alcohol
How old are you now?
I have high blood pressure (or once had it)
FOR WOMEN ONLY: I have gone through menopause ("change of life")