睡眠時無呼吸症のスクリーニングに用いられる4種類の質問票の評価

睡眠時無呼吸症のスクリーニングにはさまざまなものが利用されています。今回は、エプワース眠気尺度(Epworth Sleepiness Scale；ESS)^[1]，ベルリン質問票(Berlin Questionnaire；BQ)^[2]、Stop-Bang質問票(SBQ)^[3]，NoSAS質問票^[4]の性質や精度比較についての情報を紹介します。

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