Optimizing Early Detection: Validating Obstructive Sleep Apnea-18 (OSA-18) in Turkish-Speaking Pediatric Patients.

Zahide Mine Yazıcı Furkan Buğra Bilgin Burak Kaan İnan Mehmet Akif Abakay İbrahim Sayin

Published in: Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology (2024)

Our study confirms the suitability of the Turkish OSA-18 questionnaire for assessing the QoL in children with OSAS. This quick and easy-to-use tool will be valuable for future research on Turkish-speaking children with OSAS, aiding in the evaluation of pediatric OSAS and QoL.

Keyphrases

obstructive sleep apnea
positive airway pressure
young adults
sleep apnea
cross sectional
patient reported