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Sleep glossary

STOP-Bang questionnaire

A short screening questionnaire that helps decide who should be assessed in more detail for sleep apnea.

A little more detail

Classifies the risk of obstructive sleep apnea as low, intermediate or high with eight yes or no items: snoring, tiredness, observed apnea, high blood pressure, body mass index, age, neck circumference and sex. It is a screening tool; the AASM 2017 guideline recommends that questionnaires not be used to diagnose without polysomnography or HSAT.

Source: Chung F, Abdullah HR, Liao P. STOP-Bang questionnaire: a practical approach to screen for obstructive sleep apnea. Chest. 2016;149(3):631-638. doi:10.1378/chest.15-0903

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