@article{ref1,
title="Obstructive sleep apnea screening during commercial driver medical examinations: a survey of ACOEM members",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2009",
author="Durand, Gerardo and Kales, Stefanos N.",
volume="51",
number="10",
pages="1220-1226",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To survey American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) members regarding recent consensus guidelines for screening commercial drivers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). METHODS: A brief survey instrument was distributed electronically by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine to its members during February 2008 to April 2008. RESULTS: Most (92%) of the 552 examiners opined that screening commercial drivers for OSA was important. Nevertheless, only 42% reported screening using consensus guidelines or another specific protocol. Common reasons for not applying the guidelines included unaware (36%), too complicated (12%), client retention (10%), and driver inconvenience (10%). Most would consider using the guidelines going forward but 39% wanted additional evidence and another 21% only if they became the &quot;community standard.&quot; CONCLUSIONS: More education regarding OSA and drivers is needed. A Federal mandate and eliminating &quot;doctor shopping&quot; would likely increase examiners' compliance with screening.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181b8c16b",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181b8c16b"
}