Relationship between cognitive failures, sleepiness and road traffic incidents in patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnoea and controls
Abstract
Introduction: Current guidelines emphasise assessing "excessive sleepiness" and severity of sleep disordered breathing (SDB) when advising patients with obstructive sleep apnoea about driving. However, accidents can occur due to lack of concentration and poor reactions. The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) measures self-reported cognitive deficits in the completion of simple everyday tasks. We investigated the relationship between drivers' cognitive capability and the severity of SDB, sleepiness and self-reported driving incidents. Methods: 348 patients (n=150, exploratory; n=198, validation) considered for a trial of continuous positive airway pressure and 173 controls (exploratory (n=105), validation (n=68)) matched for age and driving experience completed questionnaires that included the CFQ and a driving questionnaire. Results: ESS
Fields of Study & Subjects
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Older Adults Driving Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- ERJ Open Research
- Publisher
- European Respiratory Society (ERS)
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 01544–2025
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN