A proposition of hybrid healthcare pathway to screen and diagnose obstructive sleep apnea: exploratory analysis of retrospective observational data

We published the first national study on hybrid care pathway for sleep apnea in France

Main results

Of 45,099 patients included (63.3% women, mean age = 43.6 ± 13.5 years and mean BMI = 28.1 ± 65 kg/m2), 26,440 (58.6%) were at high risk of OSA (60.4% female, mean age = 45.1 ± 12.5 years and mean BMI = 30.3 ± 6.7 kg/m2). Of these, 944 booked a TC with a sleep physician among whom 579 had a HSAT. Although more women were at high risk of OSA, they were less likely to have booked a TC (42.5%) and have had a HSAT (41.6%) than men (p < 0.0001).

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Impact

These findings highlight the need for further optimization of the proposed hybrid pathway, particularly in engaging at-risk individuals to complete the full screening and diagnosis process.

Collaboration

This study was supported by SleepDoctor in France.

Sleep Doctor

Paris, France

Cloud sleep lab

Paris, France

Centre hospitalier de versailles

Versailles, France

Service Universitaire de Médecine du Sommeil

Bordeaux, France

SANPSY CNRS UMR

Bordeaux, France

Our publications

We promote evidence-based health interventions and
scientific excellence within our projects leading to the publication of scientific articles in leading international peer-reviewed journals.

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