Validation of the Mayo Sleep Questionnaire to screen for REM sleep behavior disorder in an aging and dementia cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To validate a questionnaire focused on rapid eye movement sleep (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) among participants in an aging and dementia cohort.

Background

RBD is a parasomnia that can develop in otherwise neurologically-normal adults as well as in those with a neurodegenerative disease. Confirmation of RBD requires polysomnography (PSG). A simple screening measure for RBD is desirable for clinical and research purposes.

Methods

We had previously developed the Mayo Sleep Questionnaire (MSQ), a 16 item measure, to screen for the presence of RBD and other sleep disorders. We assessed the validity of the MSQ by comparing the responses of patients' bed partners with the findings on PSG. All subjects recruited in the Mayo Alzheimer's Disease Research Cente

SUBMITTER: Boeve BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3083495 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature