A pilot study to assess a novel screening questionnaire for central sleep apnea in patients undergoing overnight diagnostic polysomnography
Amanpreet Kaur, Asfandyar Ibrar, Ali Nadhim, Francisco Marquez, Kimberly Persaud, Bianca Dubovan, Ahmad Alkhatatneh, Mani Paliwal, Mary Grove, Jasmyne Rian Charles, David Goldstein, Florian P Thomas, Divya Gupta · 2026
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Amanpreet Kaur and co-authors pilot a new questionnaire for central sleep apnea, in a 2026 paper. In this disorder the brain pauses breathing during sleep, and the popular STOP-BANG screen was built for the obstructive kind instead. Their SCOUTS-BAG-HARMS form adds questions on silent pauses, body measures, and conditions like heart failure.
Patients at one sleep lab from January to June 2023 took both questionnaires before their overnight study. Neither total score tracked apnea severity in a straight line. Even so, scoring at least six of twenty on the new form did line up with confirmed central apnea, and its health-conditions section carried most of that signal. The pilot marks a first step toward a proper screen.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amanpreet Kaur, Asfandyar Ibrar, Ali Nadhim, Francisco Marquez, Kimberly Persaud, Bianca Dubovan, Ahmad Alkhatatneh, Mani Paliwal, Mary Grove, Jasmyne Rian Charles, David Goldstein, Florian P Thomas, Divya Gupta |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |