Validation of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale in the Czech Republic

We have verified the eligibility of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale (IHSS) as a basic clinical tool for determining the subjective severity of illness in patients with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in the Czech Republic. Total of 37 patients with a diagnosis of IH (9 men, 28 women, mean age...

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Main Authors: Jitka Bušková, Eva Miletínová, Tereza Dvořáková, Radana Měrková, Jana Krpešová, Soňa Nevšímalová, Martin Milata, Karolína Galušková, Simona Dostálová, Karel Šonka
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Published: Karolinum Press 2024-11-01
Series:Prague Medical Report
Online Access:https://pmr.lf1.cuni.cz/125/4/0289/
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author Jitka Bušková
Eva Miletínová
Tereza Dvořáková
Radana Měrková
Jana Krpešová
Soňa Nevšímalová
Martin Milata
Karolína Galušková
Simona Dostálová
Karel Šonka
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description We have verified the eligibility of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale (IHSS) as a basic clinical tool for determining the subjective severity of illness in patients with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in the Czech Republic. Total of 37 patients with a diagnosis of IH (9 men, 28 women, mean age 40.2 ± 12.8) completed the IHSS scale. At the same time, they were instructed to complete the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (HADS-A and HADS-D), and a short version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36). The control group consisted of 88 ageand sex-matched healthy volunteers. The IHSS scale showed good internal consistency of the questionnaire using Cronbach’s α, which was 0.88. The KMO (Keiser-Meyer-Olkin index) was 0.72, confirming sufficient structural validity of the questionnaire. The correlation of the total IHSS score with the ESS (ρ = 0.59, p=0.0001) and FSS (ρ = 0.84, p<0.0001) as well as with the HADS-A scales (ρ = 0.64, p<0.0001), HADS-D (ρ = 0.79, p<0.0001) and SF-36 in both the mental (ρ = –0.85, p<0.0001) and physical health (ρ = –0.66, p<0.0001) components. The IHSS is a convenient and easy-to-apply clinical tool to assess subjective severity of illness, which describes well the symptoms of idiopathic hypersomnia and assesses their impact on health and daily activities.
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spelling doaj-art-3875cb7971b84d16b610fd45e8c3d0ec2025-08-20T02:48:46ZengKarolinum PressPrague Medical Report1214-69942336-29362024-11-01125428930110.14712/23362936.2024.26Validation of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale in the Czech RepublicJitka BuškováEva MiletínováTereza DvořákováRadana MěrkováJana KrpešováSoňa NevšímalováMartin MilataKarolína GaluškováSimona DostálováKarel ŠonkaWe have verified the eligibility of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale (IHSS) as a basic clinical tool for determining the subjective severity of illness in patients with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) in the Czech Republic. Total of 37 patients with a diagnosis of IH (9 men, 28 women, mean age 40.2 ± 12.8) completed the IHSS scale. At the same time, they were instructed to complete the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (HADS-A and HADS-D), and a short version of the Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36). The control group consisted of 88 ageand sex-matched healthy volunteers. The IHSS scale showed good internal consistency of the questionnaire using Cronbach’s α, which was 0.88. The KMO (Keiser-Meyer-Olkin index) was 0.72, confirming sufficient structural validity of the questionnaire. The correlation of the total IHSS score with the ESS (ρ = 0.59, p=0.0001) and FSS (ρ = 0.84, p<0.0001) as well as with the HADS-A scales (ρ = 0.64, p<0.0001), HADS-D (ρ = 0.79, p<0.0001) and SF-36 in both the mental (ρ = –0.85, p<0.0001) and physical health (ρ = –0.66, p<0.0001) components. The IHSS is a convenient and easy-to-apply clinical tool to assess subjective severity of illness, which describes well the symptoms of idiopathic hypersomnia and assesses their impact on health and daily activities.https://pmr.lf1.cuni.cz/125/4/0289/
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Karolína Galušková
Simona Dostálová
Karel Šonka
Validation of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale in the Czech Republic
Prague Medical Report
title Validation of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale in the Czech Republic
title_full Validation of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale in the Czech Republic
title_fullStr Validation of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale in the Czech Republic
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title_short Validation of the Idiopathic Hypersomnia Severity Scale in the Czech Republic
title_sort validation of the idiopathic hypersomnia severity scale in the czech republic
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