Reliability of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Berlin Questionnaire for screening obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in the context of the examination of candidates for drivers

• Auteurs principaux: Paweł Kiciński (Auteur), Sylwia Magdalena Przybylska-Kuć (Auteur), Kalina Tatara (Auteur), Andrzej Dybała (Auteur), Maciej Zakrzewski (Auteur), Wojciech Myśliński (Auteur), Jerzy Mosiewicz (Auteur), Andrzej J. Jaroszyński (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The aim of the study has been to assess the usefulness of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and the Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) screening. The capacity of both tests to discriminate between healthy individuals or with mild OSAS (apnea-hypopnea i...