Kassas Petros, Vavougios Georgios D, Hatzoglou Chrissi, Gourgoulianis Konstantinos I, Zarogiannis Sotirios G
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Scholl of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, BIOPOLIS, 41500 Larissa, Greece.
Clocks Sleep. 2022 Feb 10;4(1):16-22. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep4010004.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the self-reported risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in the municipality of Thessaly, Greece, and the level of awareness of both the disease and its diagnosis. Inhabitants of Thessaly (254 total; 84 men and 170 women) were studied by means of questionnaires via a telephone-randomized survey. This comprised: (a) the Berlin questionnaire for evaluation of OSAS risk; (b) the evaluation of daytime sleepiness by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale; and (c) demographic and anthropometric data. The percentage of participants at high risk for OSA was 26.77%, and the percentage of people who were at high risk of excessive daytime sleepiness was 10.63%. High risk for OSAS was found to be 3.94%. No significant differences were found between high- and low-risk OSAS participants associated with age, smoking and severity of smoking. Regarding the knowledge of the community about OSAS, the majority of the sample was aware of the entity (64.17%), while fewer had knowledge about the diagnosis (18.50%) and polysomnography (24.80%). The high risk of OSA prevalence and the low awareness of the diagnosis of OSA highlights the need for the development of health promotion programs aiming at increasing the disease awareness in the general population in order to address OSA more effectively.
本研究的目的是调查希腊色萨利市自我报告的阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停综合征（OSAS）风险，以及对该疾病及其诊断的认知水平。通过电话随机调查，采用问卷对色萨利的居民（共254人；84名男性和170名女性）进行了研究。调查内容包括：（a）用于评估OSAS风险的柏林问卷；（b）通过爱泼华嗜睡量表评估白天嗜睡情况；（c）人口统计学和人体测量数据。OSA高风险参与者的百分比为26.77%，白天过度嗜睡高风险人群的百分比为10.63%。发现OSAS的高风险为3.94%。在OSAS高风险和低风险参与者之间，未发现与年龄、吸烟及吸烟严重程度相关的显著差异。关于社区对OSAS的了解，大多数样本知晓该疾病（64.17%），而了解诊断方法（18.50%）和多导睡眠图（24.80%）的人较少。OSA高患病率风险以及对OSA诊断的低认知度凸显了制定健康促进计划的必要性，该计划旨在提高普通人群对该疾病的认知，以便更有效地应对OSA。
