Screening Services

Question 1

What % of people with OSA remain undiagnosed?

Answer 1

80%

Question 2

Why screen sleep disorders in community pharmacy?

Answer 2

1. Sleep health (emerging concern)
2. Problems with community recognition and awareness
3. Pharmacy is front line for sleep related requests
4. Outlets for CPAP devices

Question 3

Screening tools for sleep
4

Answer 3

1. Epworth sleepiness scale
   = excessive daytime sleepiness
2. Insomnia severity index
   = DSM4 + QOL
3. Multivariable Apnoea Prediction Index
4. International Restless leg syndrome Study Group Screening criteria

Question 4

Define test sensitivity and specificity

Answer 4

Sensitivity = positives not picked up by test diagnostic

Specificity = negatives not picked up by the test

Question 5

Does qdding an objective marker of OSA to a questionnaire based prediction tool result in more confirmed diagnosis?

Answer 5

Yes