Are questionnaires reliable in diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing in university students?

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Are questionnaires reliable in diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing in university students?

J Laryngol Otol. 2017 Sep 07;:1-7

Authors: Migacz E, Wichniak A, Kukwa W

Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to screen young adults for sleep-disordered breathing, and compare those with high and low risk for sleep-disordered breathing.
METHODS: A survey based on the Berlin questionnaire was completed by 330 university students, and the results were used to divide them into sleep-disordered breathing positive and sleep-disordered breathing negative groups. A representative group was selected from each cohort (positive group, n = 16; negative group, n = 21), and assessed with sleep study, ENT examination, the Nose Obstruction Symptom Evaluation scale, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
RESULTS: Sleep-disordered breathing prevalence was 11.2 per cent in the questionnaire and 24 per cent according to the sleep study. The sleep-disordered breathing positive and negative groups significantly differed in terms of coexisting sleep-disordered breathing symptoms. There were no significant differences between the positive and negative groups with regard to sleep study parameters (apnoea/hypopnoea index, respiratory disturbance index, oxygen desaturation index, snoring intensity) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.
CONCLUSION: Subjective and objective diagnostic tools revealed that sleep-disordered breathing is a common problem among young adults.

PMID: 28877768 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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