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Please ask the patient the following question: On a scale of 0-3 how likely are you to doze off or fall asleep in each of the following situations?Then press the button to add up the score.See the page background change-are you in the red amber or green zone?

sitting and reading	never slight chance moderate chance high chance
watching television	never slight chance moderate chance high chance
sitting inactive in a public place eg. a theatre or meeting	never slight chance moderate chance high chance
as a passenger in a car for 1 hour without a break	never slight chance moderate chance high chance
lying down in the afternoon to rest when circumstances permit	never slight chance moderate chance high chance
sitting and talking to someone	never slight chance moderate chance high chance
sitting quietly after a lunch without alcohol	never slight chance moderate chance high chance
in a car whilst stopped for a few minutes in traffic	never slight chance moderate chance high chance

total score
is the score above 10 ?(this suggests abnormal sleepiness)
is the score above 16(patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea or narcolepsy have scores above 16)