Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy of Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire and the OSA-18 Questionnaire in the Screening of Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea

While the gold standard for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children is an attended polysomnogram (PSG), it is a resource intensive procedure, costly and with limited availability in many settings. Consequently, several subjective tools have been developed to assist pediatricians in screening children who would benefit from a PSG. One of the most widely used is the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ). OSA-18 is another commonly used questionnaire which is a disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaire. In this meta-analysis we aim to meta-analyze the data on diagnostic accuracy of PSQ and OSA-18 in the screening for OSA.