STOP-Bang Questionnaire
STOP-Bang is a compact obstructive-sleep-apnoea screening questionnaire. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnostic sleep study and not a public test.
Overview
What is the STOP-Bang?
STOP-Bang combines symptom and demographic items used in OSA screening pathways. A screen is not a sleep-study diagnosis and does not by itself decide CPAP or surgery.
Development and clinical use
Chung and colleagues published STOP-Bang for OSA screening, including preoperative pathways.
- Mode
- Patient self-report
- Focus
- OSA screening questions
- Typical use
- Sleep and preoperative intake
- Not a sleep study
- No physiology recorded
- Clinical role
- Screening context
- Diagnosis
- Not established by score
Administration
A focused client experience
The respondent answers eight yes or no questions. Yes scores 1 and No scores 0. All eight answers are required.
- One question at a time with visible progress
- Large keyboard-operable response choices
- Previous, next, and answer-review steps
- Clear confirmation that results go to the clinic
The illustration shows layout only. It does not reproduce STOP-Bang item wording.
Report showcase
Designed to make evidence easy to review
The downloadable synthetic example illustrates report layout using invented response patterns, without patient data or instrument questions.
- Named instrument, version, and provenance
- Item-level response pattern without source wording
- Methodology, references, and clinical boundary
- Responsible clinician review rather than automated conclusions
Clinician review required
Methodology
Understand the measure and its scoring conventions
Lirena scores the Yes count from 0 to 8. OSA - Low Risk is 0 to 2. OSA - Intermediate Risk is 3 to 4. OSA - High Risk is 5 to 8. OSA - High Risk also applies at any total when questions 1 to 4 sum to 2 or more and any one of body mass index more than 35, neck size, or male sex is Yes. Age is part of the total and is not one of those three modifiers. The result is a published screen label for clinician review. It does not diagnose obstructive sleep apnoea.
References
- STOP-Bang paperChung F et al. STOP questionnaire. Anesthesiology. 2008;108(5):812-821.
- Official STOP-Bang siteToronto Western Hospital. STOP-Bang Questionnaire.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the STOP-Bang
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does a positive STOP-Bang diagnose OSA?
No. It is a screening questionnaire. Diagnosis typically requires clinician judgement and appropriate investigation.
Can I complete STOP-Bang here?
No. This landing does not collect answers or interpret risk as a diagnosis.
How is STOP-Bang used on Lirena?
As a sleep-intake self-report screen. Clinicians review the result with history and investigation as appropriate.
Is Berlin the same questionnaire?
No. The Berlin Questionnaire is a different OSA-oriented screen. Name the exact form your clinic intends to use.