Translation and cultural adaptation of the Sleep Apnea Clinical Score for use in Brazil

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Sleep Apnea Clinical Score for use in Brazil

“…In an article published in the Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia , Lapas et al 1 translated the Sleep Apnea Clinical Score (SACS) into Brazilian Portuguese, adapting it to the cultural context and validating it for use as a method of screening for polysomnography in Brazil, and concluded that this tool can be used to assess the risk of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in individuals in the country. 1 …”

“…It is considered reckless to apply an instrument that has low accuracy and sensitivity, such as the 57.0% (95% CI: 45.8-67.6%) and 45.3% (95% CI: 32.8-58.2%), respectively, determined by Lapas et al 1 for the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the SACS, because, in the analyses performed, the number of patients who completed the SACS was small (limited demographic data) and because the text does not mention the need to train professionals to apply the important instrument proposed (with consequent understanding of the semantics, culture, technology, concepts, standards, and content of the instrument, as mentioned above).…”