"It made all the difference": a qualitative study of parental experiences with pediatric obstructive sleep apnea detection

• Published in: Journal of clinical sleep medicine Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 1921 - 1931
• Main Authors: Honaker, Sarah M, Gopalkrishnan, Akila, Brann, Maria, Wiehe, Sarah, Clark, Ann A, Chung, Alicia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Academy of Sleep Medicine 01.08.2022
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Mothers; Parents; Polysomnography; Qualitative Research; Scientific Investigations; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - diagnosis; obstructive sleep apnea; sleep; sleep-disordered breathing; children; qualitative research; early detection of disease; youth

To assess parental experience of their child's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) detection process and inform the development of interventions and health communication strategies to improve OSA detection. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 30 parents of children (ages 3-14) who snored an...