Diagnostic accuracy of the Berlin questionnaire, STOP-BANG, STOP, and Epworth sleepiness scale in detecting obstructive sleep apnea: A bivariate meta-analysis

HY Chiu, PY Chen, LP Chuang, NH Chen, YK Tu… - Sleep medicine …, 2017 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder; however, it remains
underdiagnosed and undertreated. Although screening tools such as the Berlin …

Diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians

A Qaseem, P Dallas, DK Owens, M Starkey… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Description: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present
the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the diagnosis of obstructive sleep …

Current pharmacologic treatment of dementia: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians

A Qaseem, V Snow, JT Cross Jr… - Annals of internal …, 2008 - acpjournals.org
Description: The American College of Physicians and American Academy of Family
Physicians developed this guideline to present the available evidence on current …

Occupational screening for sleep disorders in 12-h shift nurses using the Berlin Questionnaire

J Geiger-Brown, VE Rogers, K Han, A Trinkoff… - Sleep and …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background The Berlin Questionnaire has been validated as a screening tool for
sleep apnea in clinical samples, but no occupational studies have reported screening …

STOP-Bang questionnaire is superior to Epworth sleepiness scales, Berlin questionnaire, and STOP questionnaire in screening obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea …

L Jinmei, H Rong, Z Xu, X Yi, Z Jiong - Chinese medical journal, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is underdiagnosed.
Screening patients at high risk of OSAHS is extremely important. Using the standard …

Evaluation of five different questionnaires for assessing sleep apnea syndrome in a sleep clinic

A Pataka, E Daskalopoulou, G Kalamaras, KF Passa… - Sleep medicine, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a major cause of
morbidity and mortality. Different clinical models and questionnaires have been used to …

Sleepiness and sleep-disordered breathing in truck drivers: risk analysis of road accidents

R Catarino, J Spratley, I Catarino, N Lunet… - Sleep and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Portugal has one of the highest road traffic fatality rates in Europe. A clear
association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and traffic accidents has been …

Sleep disorders in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis: comparison between hemodialysis, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and …

RLM Losso, GR Minhoto, MC Riella - International urology and …, 2015 - Springer
Sleep disorders for patients on dialysis are significant causes of a poorer quality of life and
increased morbidity and mortality. No study has evaluated patients undergoing automated …

Translation and validation of Berlin questionnaire in primary health care in Greece

I Bouloukaki, ID Komninos, C Mermigkis… - BMC pulmonary …, 2013 - Springer
Background The aim of our study was to validate a Greek translation of the Berlin
Questionnaire (BQ) for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and to explore whether …

Prevalence of and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in Brazilian railroad workers

RG Koyama, AM Esteves, LO e Silva, FS Lira… - Sleep medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the prevalence of, and the risk factors for, obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) among Brazilian railroad workers. METHODS: Male railroad …