Risk Factors for Sleepiness at the Wheel and Sleep-Related Car Accidents Among Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Data from the French Pays de la Loire Sleep Cohort.

AbdelKebir SabilRemi BignardChloé Gervès-PinquiéPierre PhilipMarc Le VaillantWojciech TrzepizurNicole MeslierFrédéric Gagnadoux

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2021)

In patients newly diagnosed with OSA, the risk of car accident seems multifactorial, and its evaluation should include multiple parameters such as patient self-reported sleepiness at the wheel, occurrence of sleepiness-related accidents, anthropometry, professional status, and insomnia complaints. Thus, it is possible to evaluate this risk and advise patients as early as the first visit at the sleep medicine clinic without waiting for the results of the sleep study.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
newly diagnosed
sleep quality
end stage renal disease
positive airway pressure
physical activity
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
sleep apnea
prognostic factors
risk assessment
depressive symptoms
electronic health record