Identifying gaps in clinical evaluation and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in women veterans.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is a common sleep disorder in veterans; however, limited research exists in women veterans. We sought to estimate patterns of care in terms of evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment among women veterans with factors associated with elevated SDB risk.

Methods

Within one VA healthcare system, women identified through electronic health record data as having one or more factors (e.g., age >50 years, hypertension) associated with SDB, completed telephone screening in preparation for an SDB treatment study and answered questions about prior care related to SDB diagnosis and treatment.

Results

Of 319 women, 111 (35%) reported having completed a diagnostic sleep study in the past, of whom 48 (43%) were diagnosed with SDB. Women who compl

SUBMITTER: Moghtaderi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10272283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature