UNASSIGNED: A retrospective cohort study from the VHA between 01/2019 and 10/2023 of veterans with age ≥ 50. We extracted STU data using Current Procedural Terminology codes for five periods based on STU and vaccination status: pre-pandemic (Pre-Pan), pandemic sleep test moratorium (Pan-Mor), and pandemic pre-vaccination (Pan-Pre-Vax), vaccination (Pan-Vax), and postvaccination (Pan-Post-Vax). We compared STU between intervals (Pre-Pan as the reference).
UNASSIGNED: Among 261,371 veterans (63.7±9.6 years, BMI 31.9±6.0 kg/m², 80% male), PSG utilization decreased significantly during Pan-Mor (-56%), Pan-Pre-Vax (-61%), Pan-Vax (-42%), and Pan-Post-Vax (-36%) periods all compared to Pre-Pan. HSAT utilization decreased significantly during the Pan-Mor (-59%) and Pan-Pre-Vax (-9%) phases compared to the Pre-Pan and subsequently increased during Pan-Vax (+6%) and Pan-Post-Vax (-1%) periods. Over 70% of STU transitioned to HSAT, and its usage surged five months after the vaccine Introduction.
UNASSIGNED: Sleep testing services utilization recovered differentially during the pandemic (PSG vs HSAT), including a surge in HSAT utilization post-vaccination.
■一项来自VHA的回顾性队列研究,该研究是在2019年01月至2023年10月之间对年龄≥50岁的退伍军人进行的。我们根据STU和疫苗接种状态,使用当前程序术语代码提取了五个时期的STU数据:大流行前(Pre-Pan),大流行睡眠测试暂停(Pan-Mor),和大流行预疫苗接种(Pan-Pre-Vax),疫苗接种(Pan-Vax),和疫苗接种后(Pan-Post-Vax)。我们比较了间隔之间的STU(Pre-Pan作为参考)。
■在261,371名退伍军人中(63.7±9.6岁,BMI31.9±6.0kg/m²,80%男性),Pan-Mor期间PSG利用率显著下降(-56%),Pan-Pre-Vax(-61%),Pan-Vax(-42%),和Pan-Post-Vax(-36%)期间都与Pre-Pan相比。与Pre-Pan相比,Pan-Mor(-59%)和Pan-Pre-Vax(-9%)阶段的HSAT利用率显着下降,随后在Pan-Vax(6%)和Pan-Post-Vax(-1%)期间增加。超过70%的STU过渡到HSAT,疫苗推出后五个月,它的使用量激增。
■睡眠测试服务利用率在大流行期间差异恢复(PSG与HSAT),包括疫苗接种后HSAT使用率激增。