Fabius, Timon M. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7519-0206
Benistant, Jeffrey R.
Pleijhuis, Rick G.
van der Palen, Job
Eijsvogel, Michiel M. M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Pioneers in Healthcare InnovationFund
Article History
Received: 13 November 2018
Revised: 13 March 2019
Accepted: 21 March 2019
First Online: 6 April 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: This study was performed in 54 general practitioner practices located in the catchment area of the sleep centers of two teaching hospitals (ZiekenhuisGroep Twente, Almelo, the Netherlands and Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands). Study conception, design, supervision, and data analysis were performed at the Department of Pulmonology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
: All authors have read and approved the current manuscript.
: JB, RP, and ME report shares in DiagnOSAS B.V., a company aiming to facilitate screening on OSA in primary care. TF and JvdP declare they have no conflict of interests.
: The study was registered at the Netherlands Trial Register (DiagnOSAS as a screening tool for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in the primary care setting, ExternalRef removed, ID: NTR5786).
: All participating subjects provided written informed consent. The study protocol was approved by the Medical Ethical Committee Twente (Enschede, the Netherlands).