Utilidad de los cuestionarios de tamizaje para trastornos respiratorios del sueño en pediatría / Utility of screening questionnaires for sleep respiratory disorders in pediatrics

RESUMEN

The presence of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in pediatric population has been associated with several and relevant health problems. Unfortunatly, most of SDB cases remain under diagnosed due to diferent factors incluiding lack of available and good diagnostic tools. Sleep questionnaires have emerged as an alternative screening tool for SDB. Depending on specific measurement purpose, sleep questionnaires may assess different aspects that are related to SDB or sleep duration and quality. Among these questionnaires, the "Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire" (PSQ) is a validated diagnostic tool for SDB worldwide. in Chile, PSQ's diagnostic accuracy was evaluated in 83 children between 0 and 15 years old, showing an area under curve (AUC) 0.687 (CI 95 percent 0.567-0.808), a sensibility 0.78 and specificity 0.72. Based on information described in this review, utlization of sleep screening questionnaire is feasible, leading to an alternative tool to detect SDB in our national clinical context and during research process in sleep medicine