Access to diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected sleep apnea.

By W. Flemons, N. Douglas, S. Kuna, D. Rodenstein, J. Wheatley. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2004

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Diagnostic accuracy of the Berlin questionnaire, STOP-BANG, STOP, and Epworth sleepiness scale in detecting obstructive sleep apnea: A bivariate meta-analysis. (2017, background): “Although overnight polysomnography (PSG) is the gol d standard for diagnosing the presence and severity of OSA, its high expense, rel ativ inaccessibility, and time consumption can delay the diagnosis of OSA and trea tm nt of patients with OSA (13).”
STOP-Bang Questionnaire: A Practical Approach to Screen for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. (2016, background): “Growing awareness of sleep apnea has extended the already long waiting lists in many sleep laboratories.(11) As a result, patients with OSA are currently left waiting a mean of 11.”
STOP Questionnaire: A Tool to Screen Patients for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2008, neutral): “growing awareness of sleep apnea has exacerbated the long waiting list in many sleep laboratories.(15) To deal with this issue, a number of screening questionnaires”