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A multiple-choice questionnaire designed to assess the respondent’s knowledge of obstructive sleep apnea and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). Developed by Smith and colleagues [1], the questionnaire was initially intended to be administered before and after patient education programs. A significant difference between the knowledge scores achieved pre- and post-program would indicate an effective intervention. Though findings thus far have been inconclusive, the questionnaire’s developers suggest that CPAP compliance may be related to patient knowledge and beliefs – a standardized tool for measuring education level will allow future studies to investigate this claim.
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Smith, S. S., Lang, C. P., Sullivan, K. A., & Warren, J. (2004). Two new tools for assessing obstructive sleep apnea and continuous positive airway pressure therapy. Sleep Medicine, 5, 359–367.
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Smith, S. S., Lang, C. P., Sullivan, K. A., & Warren, J. (2004). A preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of a sleep apnea education program. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 56(2), 245–249.
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Shahid, A., Wilkinson, K., Marcu, S., Shapiro, C.M. (2011). Apnea Knowledge Test. In: Shahid, A., Wilkinson, K., Marcu, S., Shapiro, C. (eds) STOP, THAT and One Hundred Other Sleep Scales. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9893-4_4
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