Xu Piao, Zhang Shanshan, Yang Jingya, Chu Hongjuan, Li Dafei, Zhao Haiyan, Lin Qiongping, Tian Guangyong
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Auris Nasus Larynx. 2021 Aug;48(4):690-696. doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2020.10.018. Epub 2020 Nov 12.
Childhood obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is underdiagnosed. The aim of this study was to assess the awareness level of OSA among parents in the general population of Guangdong province of South China.
This descriptive epidemiological study was conducted from July to November 2019 using an anonymous questionnaire that evaluated the knowledge of OSA-related symptoms and complications. Exclusion criteria included age under 18 years, refusal to fill out the questionnaire, and a linguistic barrier.
A total of 1123 respondents participated in the survey. Among them, 530 (47.2%) respondents were aware of childhood OSA. The most common source of information about childhood OSA was the internet (49.9%). On multivariate analysis, the respondents obtained higher scores if they were mothers (B: -0.105, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.153,-0.057), lived in an urban area (B: -0.077, 95% CI: -0.125,-0.28), and knew about childhood OSA previously (B: -0.55, 95% CI:-0.598,-0.502).
Parents demonstrated limited awareness of OSA complications. Innovative educational campaigns must be organized to inform medical practitioners and the general public about this disease and raise awareness about its complications. The effectiveness of the ongoing health education campaigns to increase awareness should be monitored by examining the temporal trends in public knowledge of childhood sleep apnea.
儿童阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的诊断不足。本研究旨在评估中国南方广东省普通人群中家长对OSA的认知水平。
本描述性流行病学研究于2019年7月至11月进行，使用匿名问卷评估与OSA相关症状和并发症的知识。排除标准包括年龄在18岁以下、拒绝填写问卷以及存在语言障碍。
共有1123名受访者参与调查。其中，530名（47.2%）受访者知晓儿童OSA。关于儿童OSA最常见的信息来源是互联网（49.9%）。多因素分析显示，如果受访者为母亲（B：-0.105，95%置信区间[CI]：-0.153，-0.057）、居住在城市地区（B：-0.077，95%CI：-0.125，-0.28）且之前了解儿童OSA（B：-0.55，95%CI：-0.598，-0.502），则得分较高。
家长对OSA并发症的认知有限。必须组织创新性的教育活动，向医生和公众宣传这种疾病，并提高对其并发症的认识。应通过检查公众对儿童睡眠呼吸暂停知识的时间趋势，监测正在进行的提高认识的健康教育活动的效果。
