Background: Although sleep apnea is common, it often goes undiagnosed in primary care
encounters. Objective: To test the Berlin Questionnaire as a means of identifying patients …

▪ Objective: To determine whether presenting clinical history, pharyngeal examination, and
the overall subjective impression of the clinician could serve as a sensitive screening test for …

Background: Population-based studies have shown that sleep apnea is underdiagnosed in
women, relative to men. One hypothesis for this gender bias is that women with sleep apnea …

Background Despite increased recognition of sleep apnea as a major health problem, little
is known about physician practice patterns regarding this condition. Methods We used the …

Background To obtain prevalence estimates for key symptoms and features that can indicate
the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a broad range of primary care settings …

Background: Patients with sleep disorders are common in primary care, yet most physicians
lack training in the diagnosis and treatment of such patients. Objectives: To enhance …

Objective: To evaluate prospectively the validity of home oximetry for case finding in patients
clinically suspected of having the sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (SAHS). Design …

Background: Recent evidence indicates that the prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing is
remarkably high (24% for men and 9% for women) and that the public health burden …

The proportion of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) in the general adult population that goes
undiagnosed was estimated from a sample of 4,925 employed adults. Questionnaire data on …

OBJECTIVE: To measure the prevalence of sleep problems in a working population and
examine their association with health problems, health-related quality-of-life measures, work …