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Practicality of the Sleepstrip™ in postal screening for obstructive sleep apnoea
Author(s) -
Hollingworth Linda,
Tooby Mary,
Roberts Deborah,
Hanning Christopher D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of sleep research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2869
pISSN - 0962-1105
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2869.2003.00349.x
Subject(s) - sleep (system call) , cardiorespiratory fitness , medicine , physical therapy , sleep study , pediatrics , polysomnography , apnea , computer science , operating system
Summary The SleepStrip™, a disposable screening device for the detection of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), which displays an estimated apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI SS ) was posted, with instructions, to 48 patients referred for sleep study for suspected OSA. The patients subsequently underwent a cardiorespiratory sleep study from which the AHI E was derived. Thirty patients (63%) returned the SleepStrip™, the device displayed an AHI SS in 22 patients (73%), of which 17 (57%) was deemed valid by the device. Twelve of the 30 patients who returned the SleepStrip™ had an AHI E ≥ 20 on the detailed sleep study. Of these, the SleepStrip™ recording was valid in seven of which only two had an AHI SS ≥ 20. We concluded that the SleepStrip™ was not suitable for unsupervised postal screening for OSA.