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- Title
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Developmental Age: 22-Item Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire for an Observational Descriptive Investigation.
- Authors
Cremonini, Francesca; Zucchini, Ludovica; Pellitteri, Federica; Palone, Mario; Lombardo, Luca
- Abstract
The aim of this paper is to perform an observational descriptive study of the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) in a population of children by evaluating the prevalence and role of sex and age variables. The 22-item Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) was administered to parents of children aged 3 to 12 years. The questionnaire is a very simple tool since it allows for the indication of patients with possible OSAS diagnosis through a cut-off of 0.33. The anonymous diagnostic questionnaire, available in digital format, was administered to the population under study by a link or QR code. Only the questionnaires completed in all their parts were recorded and analyzed. Eight hundred and thirty-two questionnaires were collected. One hundred and fifty-four subjects obtained a PSQ score > 0.33 and the prevalence of OSAS was 18.51%. The Chi-square test showed a statistically significant association between the PSQ score > 0.33 and male sex. The higher prevalence of subjects with a value of PSQ > 0.33 (n = 277) are aged 3–4–5 years, followed by the 6–7–8 range in the group with PSQ score > 0.33, p < 0.05. The prevalence of OSAS was 18.51% in children aged 3 to 12 years. The variables male biological sex and the age group 3–8 year were statistically significant for subjects with OSAS diagnosis. This study underlines the use of the 22-item Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire as a first screening tool to identify children at risk of OSAS.
- Subjects
ITALY; SCIENTIFIC observation; AGE distribution; CHILD development; RESEARCH methodology; SEX distribution; SURVEYS; SLEEP apnea syndromes; QUESTIONNAIRES; CHI-squared test; PEDIATRIC dentistry; DATA analysis software; CHILDREN
- Publication
Children, 2023, Vol 10, Issue 7, p1265
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children10071265