Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Developmental Age: 22-Item Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire for an Observational Descriptive Investigation

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 ag...

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Published in:Children (Basel) 2023-07, Vol.10 (7), p.1265
Main Authors: Cremonini, Francesca, Zucchini, Ludovica, Pellitteri, Federica, Palone, Mario, Lombardo, Luca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Airway management
Children
Cor pulmonale
COVID-19
Data collection
epidemiological monitoring
Health aspects
Investigations
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Observational studies
OSAS
Pandemics
Patients
pediatric dentistry
Pediatrics
Questionnaires
Sleep apnea
Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Sleep apnea syndromes
Surveys
surveys and questionnaires
White people
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Summary: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, < 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.
ISSN:2227-9067
2227-9067
DOI:10.3390/children10071265