PDSS A Reliable Way To Measure The Effect Of A Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder And Daytime Sleepiness On Teens’ Academic Performance

The Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS) is an independent, reliable tool in predicting the negative impact of a sleep-related breathing disorder and daytime sleepiness on a teenager’s academic performance.The study, authored by Daniel Perez-Chada, MD, of Hospital Universitario Austral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, focused on 2,884 students, whose answers to a Spanish version of the PDSS were provided by their parents. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Pediatrics on December 2nd, 2007