Home-based diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in an urban population.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Home-based diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with portable monitoring (PM) is increasingly utilized, but remains understudied in underserved and minority populations. We tested the feasibility of home PM in an urban population at risk for OSA compared to in-laboratory polysomnography (PSG) and examined patient preference with respect to home PM versus PSG.

Methods

Randomized crossover study of home PM (WatchPAT200) and in-laboratory simultaneous PSG and PM in 75 urban African Americans with high pre-test probability of OSA, identified with the Berlin questionnaire.

Results

Fifty-seven of 75 participants were women, average age 45 ± 11 years (mean ± SD), 35% with ≤ high school education, and 76% with annual household income < $50,000. Technica

SUBMITTER: Garg N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4106942 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature