The effect of adding gender item to Berlin Questionnaire in determining obstructive sleep apnea in sleep clinics

Yuceege M., Firat H., Sever O., Demir A., Ardic S.

ANNALS OF THORACIC MEDICINE, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.25-28, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/1817-1737.146856
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF THORACIC MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-28
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND AND AIM: We aimed to validate the Turkish version of Berlin Questionnaire (BQ) and developped a BQ-gender (BQ-G) form by adding gender component. We aimed to compare the two forms in defining patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in sleep clinics.