Performance of brief ICF-sleep disorders and obesity core set in obstructive sleep apnea patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical questionnaires are mainly applied as screening tools for identification of the Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. Little attention has been paid to assess the body functions and health status of the patients. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) was designed for better understanding and describing functioning and disability of patients. This study adopted the Brief ICF-Sleep Disorders and Obesity Core Set to evaluate the impairment of functioning and health status of OSA patients.

Methods

Five hundred ninety-two participants were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Data were collected using Brief ICF-Sleep Disorders and Obesity Core Set Polysomnography was performed and basic characteristics of the patients wer

SUBMITTER: Xie L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310139 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature