Advantages of single step over step-by-step screening for sleep disorders

摘要: AbstractTwo secondary analyses of previously collected data were carried out to detect the best screening strategy for primary insomnia (Study 1) and narcolepsy type 1 2) between two different approaches: (A) step-by-step (i.e. first step: subjective assessment through mini sleep questionnaire – MSQ; second objective actigraphic only those positive at step) (B) single step simultaneous assessment). Forty-six healthy controls (HC) 46 patients (PI) analyzed in Study 1; 40 HC type-1 (NT1) 2. All participants originally wore Micro Motionlogger Watch actigraph (Ambulatory Monitoring, Inc., Ardlsey, NY) around non-dominant wrist seven consecutive days, upon completing filled MSQ. In 1, single-step approach correctly identified 93.48% PI, while 50% PI ...