Publications by authors named "Timothy J Walter"

Objectives: In some patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores (ESS) do not reflect the severity of disease. In many cases, bed partners (BPs) report more severe hypersomnia on the part of the patient than the patient him/herself. The purpose of this study was to assess the agreement between patients and BPs on ESS scores and to compare patients and BPs on the correlation between ESS and the severity of OSA.

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