Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · May 2007
[Spanish version of the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire: scores of healthy individuals and of patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome].
The main symptom of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is excessive daytime sleepiness. The self-administered Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) was designed to evaluate the impact of sleepiness on a patient's daily life. The aim of this study was to determine the scores of patients with SAHS and of healthy individuals on the Spanish version of the FOSQ and to assess its usefulness for evaluating the impact of excessive sleepiness in patients with suspected SAHS. ⋯ We obtained FOSQ reference scores for Spanish patients with SAHS and for healthy individuals. The study showed that the Spanish version of the FOSQ is a good instrument for assessing the impact of excessive sleepiness on activities of daily living in patients with suspected SAHS.