作者
Justine A Aaronson, Janneke Nachtegaal, Tijs van Bezeij, Erny Groet, Winni F Hofman, Joost G van den Aardweg, Coen AM van Bennekom
发表日期
2014/4/1
期刊
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
卷号
95
期号
4
页码范围
747-752
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
Objective
To determine whether a prediction model combining self-reported symptoms, sociodemographic and clinical parameters could serve as a reliable first screening method in a step-by-step diagnostic approach to sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in stroke rehabilitation.
Design
Retrospective study.
Setting
Rehabilitation center.
Participants
Consecutive sample of patients with stroke (N=620) admitted between May 2007 and July 2012. Of these, 533 patients underwent SAS screening. In total, 438 patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
Not applicable.
Main Outcome Measures
We administered an SAS questionnaire consisting of self-reported symptoms and sociodemographic and clinical parameters. We performed nocturnal oximetry to determine the oxygen desaturation index (ODI). We classified patients with an ODI ≥15 as having a high likelihood of SAS. We built a prediction model using …
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