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Multi-Modal Home Sleep Monitoring in Older Adults

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Predicting Nondiagnostic Home Sleep Apnea Tests Using Machine Learning.

Robert Stretch^1,2, Armand Ryden^1,2, Constance H Fung^1,2

¹David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, California.

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM : Official Publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

|November 20, 2019

Summary

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Predictive modeling can identify patients likely to have nondiagnostic home sleep apnea testing (HSAT). This helps avoid unnecessary polysomnography (PSG), improving the obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnostic pathway.

Keywords:

home sleep apnea testing machine learning obstructive sleep apnea predictive model

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Area of Science:

Medical Informatics
Sleep Medicine
Machine Learning in Healthcare

Background:

Home sleep apnea testing (HSAT) is a cost-effective initial diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Nondiagnostic HSAT results require further testing with polysomnography (PSG), increasing costs and delaying diagnosis.
Optimizing HSAT utilization is crucial for efficient OSA diagnosis.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop predictive models identifying patients at high risk for nondiagnostic HSAT.
To optimize the OSA diagnostic pathway by reducing unnecessary PSG referrals.
To improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of OSA diagnosis.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of HSAT data within the Veterans Administration healthcare system.
Comparison of standard logistic regression with machine learning models for predicting nondiagnostic HSAT.
Evaluation of model performance using partial area under the precision-recall curve (pAUPRC).

Main Results:

Machine learning models significantly outperformed standard logistic regression in predicting nondiagnostic HSAT (pAUPRC 0.862 vs. 0.574).
The random forest model demonstrated superior predictive performance.
Optimized random forest model achieved sensitivity of 0.46, specificity of 0.95, PPV of 0.81, and NPV of 0.80.

Conclusions:

Machine learning models enhance the prediction of patients needing in-laboratory PSG after initial HSAT.
These predictive models can be integrated into clinical decision support tools.
Implementation can guide clinicians in selecting the most appropriate diagnostic test for OSA.