Development of the obstructive sleep apnea knowledge and attitudes (OSAKA) questionnaire

Schotland, Helena M.

doi:10.1016/s1389-9457(03)00073-x

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“…A percentage of correct answer lower than 50% was also registered for item 2 ('uvulopalatoplasty is curative for majority of OSAs cases', 40,5% correct) and item 13 ('untreated OSAS is within first causes of motor vehicle accidents', 43,5% correct; Figure 1). With regard to attitude items, the median (IQR) total score was 15 (13)(14)(15)(16)(17), range 0-20. Female anaesthetists had a higher median attitude score when compared with male anaesthetists, while Anaesthesia residents showed a lower attitude score compared to other professional titles; moreover, anaesthetists with a number of years in practice >15 seemed to reach a higher attitude score (Table 3).…”

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Survey of Knowledge and Attitudes about Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Among Italian Anaesthetists

Corso¹,

Sorbello²,

Buccioli³

et al. 2017

Turk J Anaesth Reanim

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Objective: As the care of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) patients remains heterogeneous, we hypothesized that it may reflect insufficient OSA knowledge/awareness among clinicians.Methods: OSA Knowledge/Attitude Questionnaire (OSAKA) was translated into Italian and distributed to anaesthetists attending SIAARTI National Congress and Airways courses and Handson Workshops from October 2012 to June 2013. Results:In total, 370 anaesthetists returned the questionnaires (response rate, 62%); the median (interquartile range [IQR]) knowledge score was 12 (10-14), and the range was 1-17 with no difference by gender, age, professional title or years of practice. The knowledge items achieved a mean rate of corrected response of 66%±0.14%. With regard to attitude items, median (IQR) score was 15 (13-17) and range was 0-20. Females and anaesthetists with >15 years of practice reached higher scores, while anaesthesia residents showed a lower attitude score. Gender and professional title were statistically associated with the attitude score (gender: F=14.6, p=0.0002; professional title: F=4.72, p=0.0099), whereas a weak association was observed within years in practice and attitude score (F=2.6, p=0.0519). Knowledge score correlated positively with attitude score (r=0.4, p<0.0001). For knowledge domains, there was a positive correlation between pathophysiology (mid-grade: r=0.3, p<0.0001), symptoms (low grade: r=0.2, p<0.0001), diagnosis (mid grade: r=0.3, p<0.0001) and the attitude score. Correlation close to zero was observed for epidemiology and treatment domains (r=0.09, p=0.06; r=−0.01, p=0.78, respectively). Conclusion:The results of our survey demonstrate lack of knowledge about OSA and its treatment, revealing the need to update the syllabus of teaching in medical practice and in national health care policies to improve perioperative care. (cinsiyet: F=14,6, p=0,0002; profesyonel unvan: F=4,72, p=0,0099) ile yaklaşım skoru arasında istatiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulundu, ancak uygulama yılı ile yaklaşım skoru arasında zayıf bir ilişki saptandı (F=2,6, p=0,0519). Bilgi skoru ile tutum skoru arasında pozitif bir korelasyon vardı (r=0,4, p<0,0001). Çalışma alanları açısından, patofizyoloji (orta derece: r=0,3, p<0,0001), semptomlar (düşük derece: r=0,2, p<0,0001), tanı (orta derece: r=0,3, p<0,0001) ve tutum skoru arasında pozitif bir korelasyon bulundu. Epidemiyoloji ve tedavi alanları açısından sıfıra yakın bir korelasyon gözlendi (sırasıyla r=0,09, p=0,06; r=−0,01, p=0,78). Sonuç:Çalışmamızın sonuçları OSA ve tedavisi hakkında bilgi eksikliği olduğunu göstermekte, perioperatif bakımın iyileştirilmesi için tıbbi uygulamada ve ulusal sağlık bakımı politikalarında eğitim müfredatının güncellenmesi gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.Anahtar Sözcükler: Obstrüktif uyku apnesi, perioperatif sonuç, uvulopalatoplasti, sürekli pozitif havayolu basıncı Abstract / Öz

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Survey of Knowledge and Attitudes about Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Among Italian Anaesthetists

Corso¹,

Sorbello²,

Buccioli³

et al. 2017

Turk J Anaesth Reanim

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“…A team of medical students and residents collected data from a convenience sample of providers at several community-based clinics using the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitudes (OSAKA) questionnaire. 19 The OSAKA questionnaire is a validated self-administered questionnaire that elicits responses in two domains. The first domain addresses knowledge of OSA epidemiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, and consists of 18 true/false statements.…”

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Factors Associated with Referrals for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Evaluation among Community Physicians

Williams¹,

Nunes

Zizi³

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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Study Objectives: This study assessed knowledge and attitudes toward obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among community physicians and explored factors that are associated with referrals for OSA evaluation. Methods: Medical students and residents collected data from a convenience sample of 105 physicians practicing at communitybased clinics in a large metropolitan area. Average age was 48 ± 14 years; 68% were male, 70% black, 24% white, and 6% identifi ed as "other." Physicians completed the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitudes questionnaire. Results: The average year in physician practice was 18 ± 19 years. Of the sample, 90% reported providing care to black patients. The overall OSA referral rate made by physicians was 75%. OSA knowledge and attitudes scores ranged from 5 to 18 (mean = 14 ± 2) and from 7 to 20 (mean = 13 ± 3), respectively. OSA knowledge was associated with white race/ ethnicity (r p = 0.26, p < 0.05), fewer years in practice (r p = -0.38, p < 0.01), patients inquiring about OSA (r p = 0.31, p < 0.01), and number of OSA referrals made for OSA evaluation (r p = 0.30, p < 0.01). Positive attitude toward OSA was associated with patients inquiring about OSA (r p = 0.20, p < 0.05). Adjusting for OSA knowledge and attitudes showed that physicians whose patients inquired about OSA were nearly 10 times as likely to make a referral for OSA evaluation (OR = 9.38, 95% CI: 2.32-38.01, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Independent of physicians' knowledge and attitudes toward obstructive sleep apnea, the likelihood of making a referral for obstructive sleep apnea evaluation was infl uenced by whether patients inquired about the condition.

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“…While no studies have looked explicitly at how frequently cardiologists are screening for OSA, available data suggest that cardiologists are not referring their patients for OSA evaluations at expected rates, and this study sought to determine possible explanations for this observation. Compared to survey studies of primary care physician knowledge with respect to OSA, the cardiologists participating in this survey performed similarly [27,29]. Knowledge scores on the original 18 items from the OSAKA questionnaire found that cardiologists scored on par (76% correct) with internists (79%) and family practitioners (78%) who were tested in the initial survey of the OSAKA questionnaire [27].…”

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“…Compared to survey studies of primary care physician knowledge with respect to OSA, the cardiologists participating in this survey performed similarly [27,29]. Knowledge scores on the original 18 items from the OSAKA questionnaire found that cardiologists scored on par (76% correct) with internists (79%) and family practitioners (78%) who were tested in the initial survey of the OSAKA questionnaire [27]. Scores on the specific cardiovascular sleep apnea questions (79% correct) were essentially equivalent to those on the original 18 knowledge items (76%).…”

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Cardiologist’s knowledge and attitudes about obstructive sleep apnea: a survey study

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with cardiovascular diseases, yet available data suggests cardiologists underreport OSA. This study assessed whether cardiologists' knowledge and attitudes about OSA contribute to this finding. A previously validated questionnaire, the "Obstructive Sleep Apnea Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire" (OSAKA), was modified by the addition of 20 knowledge items and one attitude question to include a total of 38 knowledge items and six attitude questions. The questionnaire was mailed to a random sampling of 420 cardiologists in the USA. Ninety-two cardiologists (22%) returned completed questionnaires. Mean age was 48 +/- 10 years, 74% were male, and 52% were general cardiologists. Mean score on the original OSAKA portion of the questionnaire (76%) was similar to previously reported scores of primary care physicians (PCPs), while the total knowledge score was 77%. Scores did not differ by gender (p = 0.7) or subspecialty (p = 0.3), and there were no correlations between knowledge and age or years in practice. While 80% stated that identifying patients at risk for OSA was very or extremely important, only 68% felt confident identifying these patients, and only 18% felt confident managing OSA patients. There was no difference in mean total attitude score when analyzed by age, gender, years of practice, and subspecialty. Total knowledge scores correlated with attitude scores (r = 0.29, p = 0.004). Cardiologists' knowledge about OSA is comparable to that of PCPs. Cardiologists may lack confidence identifying and managing patients with OSA, factors that may contribute to their low rate of reporting OSA.

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Development of the obstructive sleep apnea knowledge and attitudes (OSAKA) questionnaire

Cited by 78 publications

References 14 publications

Survey of Knowledge and Attitudes about Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Among Italian Anaesthetists

Survey of Knowledge and Attitudes about Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Among Italian Anaesthetists

Factors Associated with Referrals for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Evaluation among Community Physicians

Cardiologist’s knowledge and attitudes about obstructive sleep apnea: a survey study

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