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Functional Outcomes of Sleep

Questionnaire (FOSQ) 39

Purpose Consisting of 30 questions related to reliability of a = .95 and a test–retest reliability


the effects of fatigue on daily activities, the instru- ranging from .81 to .90. In a validation study of the
ment was designed to evaluate the respondent’s 10-item version, Chasens and colleagues [1] found
quality of life as it relates to disorders of exces- an internal consistency of .87. Results on the
sive sleepiness. Five domains of day-to-day life shorter scale were also highly correlated with the
are examined: activity levels, vigilance, intimacy original FOSQ.
and sexual relationships, productivity, and social
outcomes. The questionnaire is indicated for both Obtaining a Copy A copy can be found in the
research and clinical purposes (screening, assess- developers’ original published article [2].
ing treatment outcomes, etc.). Recently, Chasens
and colleagues [1] created a shorter, 10-item ver- Direct correspondence to:
sion of the scale in order to allow for rapid and Terri Weaver
efficient administration. University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Room 348 NEB
Population for Testing With approximately a fifth- 420 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia
grade reading level, the questionnaire is designed Pennsylvania 19104-6096, USA
for adults suffering from disorders of excessive
sleepiness. Scoring For each of the five domains examined,
respondents indicate the degree of difficulty they
Administration Requiring between 10 and 15 min experience when attempting certain activities
for completion, the instrument is designed for because they are sleepy or tired. Lower scores
self-report using pencil and paper. designate more acute issues with sleepiness:
4 means “no difficulty,” 3 is “yes, a little difficulty,”
Reliability and Validity Developers Weaver and 2 is “yes, moderate difficulty,” and 1 means “yes,
colleagues [2] conducted a psychometric study extreme difficulty.”
of the instrument and demonstrated an internal

A. Shahid et al. (eds.), STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales, 179
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-9893-4_39, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
180 39 Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ)

Copyright © Terri Weaver, 1997. Reprinted with permission.

References Representative Studies Using Scale


1. Chasens, E. R., Ratcliffe, S. J., & Weaver, T. E. (2009). Weaver, T. E., & Cueller, N. (2006). A randomized trial
Development of the FOSQ-10: a short version of the evaluating the effectiveness of sodium oxybate therapy
functional outcomes of sleep questionnaire. Sleep, on quality of life in narcolepsy. Sleep, 29, 1189–1194.
32(7), 915–919. Shaheen, N. J., Madanick, R. D., Alattar, M., Morgan, D.
2. Weaver, T. E., Laizner, A. M., Evans, L. K., Maislin, R., Davis, P. H., Galanko, J. A., Spacek, M. B., &
G., Chugh, D. K, Lyon, K., et al. (1997). An instru- Vaughn, B. V. (2008). Gastroesophageal reflux disease
ment to measure functional status outcomes for as an etiology of sleep disturbance in subjects with
disorders of excessive sleepiness. Sleep, 20(10), insomnia and minimal reflux symptoms: a pilot study
835–843. of prevalence and response to therapy. Digestive
Diseases and Sciences, 53(6), 1493–1499.

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