If patients are to participate fully in their care and in the management of a long term condition
such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, good communication is essential. However …

Objective: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) causes hypoxemia and fragmented sleep, which
lead to neurocognitive deficits. We hypothesised that focal loss of cortical gray matter …

Rationale: Although cognitive deficits are well documented in patients with sleep apnea, the
impact on memory remains unclear. Objectives: To test the hypotheses that (1) patients with …

Objective The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) was designed to be self-completed by the
patient. However, it may not be understood by all, and unrecognised problems with literacy …

Background Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a non-specific but highly prevalent
cardinal symptom of sleep disorders. We hypothesized that with modern media and an …

We have examined the role of age on the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) levels
required to treat two groups of elderly (n= 70) and young (n= 70) sleep apneic patients …

Determining which of our patients struggle with numeracy or literacy is difficult and clinicians
overestimate the levels of patient literacy. 1 In a report in this journal, we demonstrate that …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of a new pictorial form of a
screening test for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)–the pictorial Sleepiness and …

Introduction: Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is common but remains
underdiagnosed and is linked with several disease states and increased risk of mortality …

Abstract Principal investigators Dr Justin Pepperell, Dr Chris Davies, Prof. John Fleetham, Dr
Mark Elliot, Dr Renata Riha, Dr Andrew Cummin, Dr Lee Dowson, Dr John White, Dr Anita …