"Count on Sleep": an OSA awareness project update.

Martin JL, Rowley J, Goel N, Heller HC, Gurubhagavatula I, Del Rosso L, Rodriguez A, Clark M, Rice-Conboy L, "Count on Sleep" workgroups. "Count on Sleep": an OSA awareness project update. Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 2023 Oct 20.

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OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common, chronic sleep-related breathing disorder that impacts approximately 12% of the United States adult population. Greater public awareness of OSA is necessary to decrease the number of people with undiagnosed or untreated OSA and reduce the negative health consequences of unrecognized OSA. In 2021 the American Academy of Sleep Medicine initiated the "Count on Sleep" project in partnership with key stakeholders with the objective of raising the awareness of OSA among the public, healthcare providers and public health officials about OSA. METHODS: Four workgroups implemented strategies and completed tasks focused on increasing OSA awareness in their targeted areas to address the objectives of the project including (1) Public Awareness and Communications, (2) Provider Education, (3) Tool Development and Surveillance, and (4) a Strategic Planning workgroup that coordinated efforts across the project. RESULTS: Over the first two years, workgroups made substantiative progress toward project goals including holding "listening sessions" with representatives of communities disproportionately impacted by OSA and its consequences; developing resources for primary care providers that can be easily accessed and used in practice and developing a brief survey for use in estimating and tracking OSA risk across the population. CONCLUSIONS: Over the first two project years, workgroups made significant progress in advancing efforts to increase awareness of OSA in US communities. The third year of the project will focus on dissemination of campaign materials and resources for all targeted groups, including the public, healthcare professionals, and public health professionals.