Psychometrics of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale for Use with Spanish-speaking Mexican Americans and Mexicans

Few studies have compared the psychometric properties of a Spanish language Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) (Johns, 1992) for use with Mexican Americans and Mexicans in bi-national studies of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)

This work examines the psychometrics of the Spanish-translated ESS for use with these populations in clinical sleep and sleep research milieus