title: Practicality of the Sleepstrip in postal screening for obstructive sleep apnoea.
abstract: The SleepStrip, a disposable screening device for the detection of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), which displays an estimated apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHISS) was posted, with instructions, to 48 patients referred for sleep study for suspected OSA. The patients subsequently underwent a cardiorespiratory sleep study from which the AHIE was derived. Thirty patients (63%) returned the SleepStrip, the device displayed an AHISS in 22 patients (73%), of which 17 (57%) was deemed valid by the device. Twelve of the 30 patients who returned the SleepStrip had an AHIE > or = 20 on the detailed sleep study. Of these, the SleepStrip recording was valid in seven of which only two had an AHISS > or = 20. We concluded that the SleepStrip was not suitable for unsupervised postal screening for OSA.
authors.affiliation: Sleep Disorders Service, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hollingworth
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tooby
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Hanning
mesh_terms: D004594:Electrophysiology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires