Repercussions of a sleep medicine outreach program

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dc.contributor.authorConway, Silvia Goncalves [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorTufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorFrussa-Filho, Roberto [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorBittencourt, Lia Rita Azeredo [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-14T13:36:20Z
dc.date.available2015-06-14T13:36:20Z
dc.date.issued2006-08-01
dc.description.abstractDespite the high prevalence of sleep disorders, many healthcare professionals and lay people have little knowledge of Sleep Medicine. Mindful of such a reality, in 2001 the Sleep Institute of the Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Psicofarmacologia launched a campaign to increase Sleep Medicine awareness. Media features, exhibitions, inserts, and classes were used to reach 2,000,000 people and 55,000 healthcare professionals during the period from 2001 to 2004. To evaluate this program, we compared data for polysomnography referrals to the Institute in 2000 and in 2004. A total of 8805 referrals were evaluated (2000: 2164; 2004: 6641). Over the 4 years of the program, the number of beds increased by 43%; more women were referred (31 vs 37%; P < 0.001), mainly with a diagnostic hypothesis of sleep-disorder breathing (SDB). SDB was the most frequent diagnostic hypothesis in 2000 and 2004. In 2004 there were fewer referrals without a diagnostic hypothesis (27 vs 21%; P < 0.001) and for controlling surgically treated SDB (2.3 vs 1.6%; P < 0.05), and an increase in the following diagnostic hypotheses: non-invasive treatment of SDB (8.3 vs 12.3%; P < 0.001) and insomnia (3.5 vs 6.5%; P < 0.001). Insomnia diagnostic hypothesis was better correlated with SDB on referral documents in 2004 and less with a diagnostic hypothesis of limb movement disturbance. The program helped increase polysomnography referrals, particularly among women. Healthcare professionals appear to have a more developed understanding of sleep disorders.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de Psicobiologia
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) Departamento de Farmacologia
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUNIFESP, Depto. de Psicobiologia
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUNIFESP, Depto. de Farmacologia
dc.description.sourceSciELO
dc.format.extent1057-1063
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2006000800008
dc.identifier.citationBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, v. 39, n. 8, p. 1057-1063, 2006.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S0100-879X2006000800008
dc.identifier.fileS0100-879X2006000800008.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0100-879X
dc.identifier.scieloS0100-879X2006000800008
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/3166
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000239936900008
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAssociação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.subjectSleepen
dc.subjectMedical educationen
dc.subjectClinical diagnosisen
dc.subjectDiagnosis-related groupsen
dc.subjectSleep-disorder breathingen
dc.subjectInsomniaen
dc.titleRepercussions of a sleep medicine outreach programen
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