{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Devani N"],"funding":["Acurable Limited"],"pagination":["e046803"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8693096"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["11(12)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a heavily underdiagnosed condition, which can lead to significant multimorbidity. Underdiagnosis is often secondary to limitations in existing diagnostic methods. We conducted a diagnostic accuracy and usability study, to evaluate the efficacy of a novel, low-cost, small, wearable medical device, AcuPebble_SA100, for automated diagnosis of OSA in the home environment.<h4>Settings</h4>Patients were recruited to a standard OSA diagnostic pathway in an UK hospital. They were trained on the use of type-III-cardiorespiratory polygraphy, which they took to use at home. They were also given AcuPebble_SA100; but they were not trained on how to use it.<h4>Participants</h4>182 consecutive patients had been referred for OSA diagnosis in which 150 s"],"journal":["BMJ open"],"pubmed_title":["Accuracy and usability of AcuPebble SA100 for automated diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in the home environment setting: an evaluation study."],"pmcid":["PMC8693096"],"funding_grant_id":["This research received no specific funding in the"],"pubmed_authors":["Pramono RXA","Mandal S","Bowyer S","Rodriguez-Villegas E","Devani N","Imtiaz SA"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Accuracy and usability of AcuPebble SA100 for automated diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea in the home environment setting: an evaluation study.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a heavily underdiagnosed condition, which can lead to significant multimorbidity. Underdiagnosis is often secondary to limitations in existing diagnostic methods. We conducted a diagnostic accuracy and usability study, to evaluate the efficacy of a novel, low-cost, small, wearable medical device, AcuPebble_SA100, for automated diagnosis of OSA in the home environment.<h4>Settings</h4>Patients were recruited to a standard OSA diagnostic pathway in an UK hospital. They were trained on the use of type-III-cardiorespiratory polygraphy, which they took to use at home. They were also given AcuPebble_SA100; but they were not trained on how to use it.<h4>Participants</h4>182 consecutive patients had been referred for OSA diagnosis in which 150 s","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Dec","modification":"2026-05-08T23:50:05.396Z","creation":"2025-05-29T16:06:35.514Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8693096","cross_references":{"pubmed":["34933855"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046803"]}}