Diagnostic accuracy of screening questionnaires for obstructive sleep apnea in psychiatric patients
The STOP-Bang, GOAL, and No-Apnea questionnaires effectively identify psychiatric patients at risk for OSA, though their low specificity underscores the necessity for confirmatory diagnostics, such as polygraphy. The No-Apnea score, which relies only on objective variables, may offer particular benefits in psychiatric settings.
Authors
- Maximilian I. Sprügel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1679-9553)
- Maximilian Bailer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2506-710X)
- Janine Utz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7227-3844)
- Johannes Kornhuber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8096-3987)
- Philipp Spitzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-605X)
- Stefan Mestermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3254-227X)
- Eva M Stein
Institutions
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.04.026
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33