Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in elderly: performance of the Berlin and STOP-Bang questionnaires and the Epworth sleepiness scale using polysomnography as gold standard

Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately one third of the population and can reach 90% prevalence in the elderly. There are screening tools to track the disease, however, their performance may differ according to population characteristics. This study aims to determine sensiti...

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Principais autores:	Paulo Henrique Godoy, Ana Paula Cassetta dos Santos Nucera, Andressa de Paiva Colcher, Jéssica Escorcio de Andrade, Davi da Silveira Barroso Alves
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2022-06-01
coleção:	Sleep Science
Assuntos:	sleep apnea obstructive mass screening surveys and questionnaires aged
Acesso em linha:	https://cdn.publisher.gn1.link/sleepscience.org.br/pdf/v15n2a01.pdf
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