title: Ambulatory sleep recording in a healthcare network: a feasibility study.
abstract: Sleep disorders have a high prevalence: around 20% of insomniacs, 10% hypersomnolent including 2 to 4% of sleep disordered breathing in the general adult population. The low availability of sleep centres implies the research of alternative recording techniques in the natural setting of the patient. The objective was to evaluate an ambulatory recorder and its integration in a managed healthcare network. Fifteen patients had a full set-up at home and ten patients were hooked-up in the hospital but recorded at home. Technical failures occurred in 2/15 with full polysomnographic recordings. Integration within an experimental sleep network is in progress. This managed care network will include training of general practitioners, teletransmissions between GP and sleep specialists for a graded use of available resources including ambulatory monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Service d'explorations fonctionnelles multidisciplinaires, hôpital Antoine-Béclère, 157, rue de la Porte-de-Trivaux, 92140 Clamart, France.
authors.forename: Fayçal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abdenbi
authors.forename: Abdel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahnaou
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Royant-Parola
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nédelcoux
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rouault
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alfandary
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lepajolec
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Escourrou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*