Use and Performance of the STOP-Bang Questionnaire for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening Across Geographic Regions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent global health concern and is associated with many adverse outcomes for patients.

Objective

To evaluate the utility of the STOP-Bang (snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, blood pressure, body mass index, age, neck size, gender) questionnaire in the sleep clinic setting to screen for and stratify the risk of OSA among populations from different geographical regions.

Data sources and study selection

MEDLINE, MEDLINE In-process, Embase, EmCare Nursing, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, PsycINFO, Journals@Ovid, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL electronic databases were systematically searched from January 2008 to March 2020. This was done to identify studi

SUBMITTER: Pivetta B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941199 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature