Excessive Daytime Sleepiness is Associated with Increased Health Care Utilization Among Patients Referred for Assessment of OSA | Zendy

Paul E. Ronksley | Zendy; Brenda R. Hemmelgarn | Zendy; Steven J. Heitman | Zendy; Flemons W. Ward | Zendy; William A. Ghali | Zendy; Braden Manns | Zendy; Peter Faris | Zendy; Willis H. Tsai | Zendy

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Excessive Daytime Sleepiness is Associated with Increased Health Care Utilization Among Patients Referred for Assessment of OSA

Author(s) -

Paul E. Ronksley,

Brenda R. Hemmelgarn,

Steven J. Heitman,

Flemons W. Ward,

William A. Ghali,

Braden Manns,

Peter Faris,

Willis H. Tsai

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.1093/sleep/34.3.363

Subject(s) - epworth sleepiness scale , medicine , excessive daytime sleepiness , obstructive sleep apnea , depression (economics) , confidence interval , logistic regression , emergency department , sleep apnea , emergency medicine , physical therapy , sleep disorder , apnea , psychiatry , polysomnography , insomnia , economics , macroeconomics

Excessive daytime sleepiness is an important public health concern associated with increased morbidity and mortality. However, in the absence of sleep diagnostic testing, it is difficult to separate the independent effects of sleepiness from those of intrinsic sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The objective of this study was to determine if excessive daytime sleepiness was independently associated with increased health care utilization among patients referred for assessment of OSA.

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