TY - JOUR T1 - Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: a screening test for periodical medical examinations? JF - ERJ Open Research JO - erjor DO - 10.1183/23120541.sleepandbreathing-2017.P11 VL - 3 IS - suppl 1 SP - P11 AU - Nathalie Delaunay AU - Miriam Marchon Y1 - 2017/04/01 UR - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/suppl_1/P11.abstract N2 - Since January 2016, the Occupational Health Department of the European Space Agency (ESA) has screened staff members for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) who had complaints during the medical examination. In total, 46 patients were screened and 59% were positive. Participants of the screening are highly educated office workers. Material and Methods: The Apnea LinkĀ® polysomnography test was used for the screening. For staff members with risk indicator > 5, referrals to a sleep specialist were done. Results: 85% of male and 15 % of female were tested positive for the OSAS screening. They were referred to a sleep apnoea specialist. Out of the 27 patients with positive screening results, 33% followed the referral recommendation and made an appointment with the specialist. Out of the referred patients, 78 % were confirmed positive by the sleep specialist and were treated accordingly. Conclusion: Awareness for the importance of sleep health should generally be implemented in occupational health programs. OSAS is often masked by other conditions such as depression and high blood pressure. Our results show that when these disorders are present, a sleep apnoea screening should be done. Finally, in some patients we observed reluctance to being treated. 67% of the participants who were screened positive for OSAS did not pursue the recommended specialist referral, and 22 % rejected the recommended use of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask, which is necessary for treatment. ER -