Nursing assessment of obstructive sleep apnea in hospitalised adults: a review of risk factors and screening tools
| Autor: | Ingrid Belan, Jane Neill, Sharn Rowland, Alison Sheldon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Polysomnography Population Nursing assessment Nurse's Role Risk Assessment Patient Positioning Nursing Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Mass Screening Obesity Oximetry education General Nursing Nursing Assessment education.field_of_study Sleep Apnea Obstructive medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Nursing research Decision Trees Sleep apnea medicine.disease Obstructive sleep apnea Nursing Research Research Design Hypertension Risk assessment business Algorithms |
| Zdroj: | Contemporary nurse. 34(1) |
| ISSN: | 1037-6178 |
| Popis: | Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects approximately 2-4% of the general population and may be more prevalent in obese adults. However, sleep apnea remains consistently under-diagnosed in the general population as well as in hospital wards. Nurse awareness of OSA during routine monitoring could allow specific observations of hospitalised adults to identify those at high risk and ensure appropriate referral. This integrative literature review analysed major risk factors for OSA and identified screening tools that nurses could utilise in hospital wards. The most important risk factors relevant to nursing practice in hospital settings were obesity, hypertension and sleep position. The most suitable screening tool was the Berlin Questionnaire, while there was some evidence to support measuring waist circumference. A nursing assessment flow chart was developed based on the literature reviewed. This paper highlights a role for nurses in recognising patients at risk of OSA and minimising complications in hospitalised adults. |
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