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ABSTRACT
Objective
To compare the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) and a less time-consuming set of 6 hierarchically arranged questions (6Q) as they relate to the pre-test probability for sleep apnea in pediatric patients.
Methods
Parents of 116 subjects between the ages of 7 and 17 answered two sleep questionnaires (the PSQ and the 6Q) distributed in random order before the subjects had sleep studies. Correlation coefficients were used for apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) prediction, while the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated for sleep apnea classification prediction.
Results
The 6Q showed statistical significance, while the more commonly used PSQ did not, both in terms of correlating with AHI (rho = 0.294, p = 0.001) and predicting moderate and severe sleep apnea (AUC = 0.650 and 0.788, respectively).
Conclusion
Although additional field validation is required, these pediatric sleep questionnaires are sensitive and easy-to-use screening tools that can greatly help in the screening for pediatric sleep apnea.
Disclosure statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Author declaration
All authors have read and approved the manuscript.
Author contributions
A.M and D.C. designed the study; A.M. performed experiments; A.M and C.P collected and analyzed data; A.M., L.G., and A.A wrote and proofread the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correction Statement
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