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Clinical: specific disorders

STOP-Bang Questionnaire.

STOP-Bang

What it measures
Obstructive sleep apnea risk; mnemonic Snoring, Tiredness, Observed apnea, Pressure (BP) + BMI, Age, Neck, Gender
Length and format
8 items. Yes/No (1/0); summed 0-8; 0-2 low, 3-4 intermediate, 5-8 high OSA risk (self-report questionnaire)
Language versions
Many languages incl. ES, PT, FR, DE, ZH, AR, JA
Normative data
Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.
Licence
copyrighted - author permission

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Reference
Chung, F., Yegneswaran, B., Liao, P., et al. (2008). STOP questionnaire: A tool to screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea. Anesthesiology, 108(5), 812-821.

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