Feasibility and parental perception of home sleep studies during COVID-19: a tertiary sleep centre experience

Abstract

ObjectiveRapid implementation of home sleep studies during the first UK COVID-19 ‘lockdown’—completion rates, family feedback and factors that predict success.DesignWe included all patients who had a sleep study conducted at home instead of as inpatient from 30 March 2020 to 30 June 2020. Studies with less than 4 hours of data for analysis were defined ‘unsuccessful’.Results137 patients were included. 96 underwent home respiratory polygraphy (HRP), median age 5.5 years. 41 had oxycapnography (O2/CO2), median age 5 years. 56% HRP and 83% O2/CO2 were successful. A diagnosis of autism predicted a lower success rate (29%) as did age under 5 years.ConclusionSwitching studies rapidly from an inpatient to a home environment is possible, but there are several challenges that include a higher failure rate in younger children and those with neurodevelopmental disorders.

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“…However, data on feasibility of home studies in children with complex comorbidities are lacking. Many centres only perform home studies on children with suspected sleep disordered breathing who are otherwise well, but emerging data indicate that they could represent a viable alternative to inpatient studies [ 1 ], including in children with comorbidities [ 2 , 3 ].…”