Digital Health and Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Sleep disorders in most individuals remain undiagnosed and without treatment. The use of novel tools and mobile technology has the potential to increase access to diagnosis. The objective of this study was to perform a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the available literature evaluating the accuracy of smartphones and portable devices to screen for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).

Methods

A literature review was performed between February 18, 2017 and March 15, 2017. We included studies evaluating adults with SDB symptoms through the use mobile phones and/or portable devices, using standard polysomnography as a comparison. A qualitative evaluation of studies was performed with the QUADAS-2 rating. A bivariate random-effects meta-analysis was used to

SUBMITTER: Rosa T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134242 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature