ABSTRACT Objective: To translate the Sleep Apnea Clinical Score (SACS) into Brazilian
Portuguese and adapt it to the cultural setting, validating it for use as a screening method for …

In an article published in the Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, Lapas et al.(1) translated the
Sleep Apnea Clinical Score (SACS) into Brazilian Portuguese, adapting it to the cultural …

ABSTRACT Objective: To validate the Portuguese-language version of the STOP-Bang
(acronym for S noring, T iredness, O bserved apnea, high blood P ressure, B ody mass …

Objective to produce the Brazilian version of the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) with evidence of
reliability and validity. Method The cultural adaptation was carried out in the following …

Clinical prediction models are useful in order to evaluate the population at risk for OSAS.(2)
However, it remains unclear which instrument or measure is most effective. It seems to …

Introduction Previous research had shown the suitability of several questionnaires predicting
the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Measurement properties of an online screening …

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the No-Apnea score, a simplified screening
instrument for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), by gender. Methods: This was a cross …

ABSTRACT Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a public health
problem of high prevalence and impacts on quality of life, anesthetic complications and …

Introduction Screening methods have become increasingly important owing to the growing
number of patients suspected of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) being referred for sleep …

Objective To provide external validation of the diagnostic accuracy of the Sleep Apnea
Clinical Score (SACS) tool in a new setting and patient population. Patients and Methods …