ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2016
The utility of patient-completed and partner-completed Epworth Sleepiness Scale scores in the evaluation of obstructive sleep apnea.
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- Association between Patient- and Partner-Reported Sleepiness Using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Use of the pictorial Sleepiness and Sleep Apnoea Scale in Chinese patients with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
- Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Function Impairment in Patients with COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2020Article
- Utility of transthoracic impedance and novel algorithm for sleep apnea screening in pacemaker patient.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2019Article
- Screening Questionnaires for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Updated Systematic Review.Oman medical journal · 2018Review
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Abstract
purposeExcessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is often rated differently by patients and their partners. This cross-sectional study compared the utility of patient-completed and partner-completed Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores in the evaluation of suspected OSA.
methodsEighty-five patient-partner pairs were enrolled, and 75 patients completed diagnostic sleep studies. The individual and combined utilities of patient-completed and partner-completed ESS scores in identifying OSA and predicting various sleep study-derived indicators of disease severity were determined.
resultsMean partner-completed ESS scores were higher than patient-completed ESS scores (12.3 ± 4.2 vs. 9.4 ± 4.8, p < 0.0001); Bland-Altman plot showed significant bias (partner-completed ESS scores 33.5 % higher, SD ±55.2 %). Partner-completed and combined (but not patient-completed) ESS scores correlated weakly with the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI; partner-completed ESS score r
conclusionsNeither patient-completed nor partner-completed ESS scores by themselves have great utility in identifying OSA or predicting its severity. However, taking both scores into consideration together improves the sensitivity and specificity of the screening process.
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