Assessment of Elements of STOP-BANG Questionnaire in Screening Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Iranian Commercial Drivers

Background and Objective: Sleepiness is one of the important factors in motor vehicle accidents, especially in commercial drivers (CDs). Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has an important role in developing sleepiness. The STOP-BANG questionnaire is used in medical examinations of commercial drivers in...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Saba Nasootifard, Khosro Sadeghniiat- Haghighi, Omid Aminian, Mojahedeh Salmani Nodoushan, Kaveh Karimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Sleep Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:https://jss.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jss/article/view/54