Comparison of Commonly Used Questionnaires to Identify Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a High-Risk Population | Zendy

Kirk Kee | Zendy; John B. Dixon | Zendy; Jonathan E. Shaw | Zendy; Elena Vulikh | Zendy; Markus P. Schlaich | Zendy; David M. Kaye | Zendy; Paul Zimmet | Zendy; Matthew T. Naughton | Zendy

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Comparison of Commonly Used Questionnaires to Identify Obstructive Sleep Apnea in a High-Risk Population

Author(s) -

Kirk Kee,

John B. Dixon,

Jonathan E. Shaw,

Elena Vulikh,

Markus P. Schlaich,

David M. Kaye,

Paul Zimmet,

Matthew T. Naughton

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of clinical sleep medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1550-9397

pISSN - 1550-9389

DOI - 10.5664/jcsm.7536

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , population , epidemiology , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , endocrinology

Sleep apnea is associated with adverse health outcomes. Despite being an important comorbidity in obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and resistant hypertension, it is underdiagnosed in these patient groups. An inexpensive and readily accessible sleep apnea screening tool would help address this problem. We sought to compare three commonly used screening tools.

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