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Repercussions of a sleep medicine outreach program.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Conway, Silvia G. Filho, R. Frussa Bittencourt, Lia |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Despite the high prevalence of sleep disorders, many healthcare professionals and lay people have little knowledge of Sleep Medicine. Mindful of such a reality, in 2001 the Sleep Institute of the Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Psicofarmacologia launched a campaign to increase Sleep Medicine awareness. Media features, exhibitions, inserts, and classes were used to reach 2,000,000 people and 55,000 healthcare professionals during the period from 2001 to 2004. To evaluate this program, we compared data for polysomnography referrals to the Institute in 2000 and in 2004. A total of 8805 referrals were evaluated (2000: 2164; 2004: 6641). Over the 4 years of the program, the number of beds increased by 43%; more women were referred (31 vs 37%; P < 0.001), mainly with a diagnostic hypothesis of sleep-disorder breathing (SDB). SDB was the most frequent diagnostic hypothesis in 2000 and 2004. In 2004 there were fewer referrals without a diagnostic hypothesis (27 vs 21%; P < 0.001) and for controlling surgically treated SDB (2.3 vs 1.6%; P < 0.05), and an increase in the following diagnostic hypotheses: non-invasive treatment of SDB (8.3 vs 12.3%; P < 0.001) and insomnia (3.5 vs 6.5%; P < 0.001). Insomnia diagnostic hypothesis was better correlated with SDB on referral documents in 2004 and less with a diagnostic hypothesis of limb movement disturbance. The program helped increase polysomnography referrals, particularly among women. Healthcare professionals appear to have a more developed understanding of sleep disorders. |
| Starting Page | 4 |
| Ending Page | 7 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjmbr/v39n8/6243.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 16906280v1 |
| Volume Number | 39 |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Journal | Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Beds Mandibular right second molar tooth Movement Disorders Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle Operative Surgical Procedures Patient referral Sleep Apnea Syndromes Sleep Disorders Sleeplessness |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
