Agreement between stroke patients and family members for ascertaining pre-stroke risk for sleep apnea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ascertaining self-reported information about the risk for pre-stroke obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the acute stroke period is challenging as many stroke patients have deficits that hinder communication. We examined agreement between stroke patients without communication limitations and family members (proxy) in the pre-stroke risk for OSA.

Methods

Patient-proxy pairs (n=42) were interviewed independently as part of the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) Project from May 2010 to April 2011. The Berlin questionnaire was used to measure a high risk for OSA defined as the presence of at least two of the following conditions: (1) snoring behaviors/witnessed apneas, (2) daytime sleepiness, and (3) hypertension or obesity. Patient-proxy agreement was

SUBMITTER: Reeves SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3959892 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature