Table 2 Awareness, attitude and satisfaction of SDB management given geographical area

 Do you consider SDB in your clinical practice?

31 (58%)

10 (77%)

17 (47%)

0.191

 Do you think SDB is a problem:

0.621

  Very relevant

21 (40%)

7 (54%)

16 (44%)

  Relevant

30 (57%)

5 (38%)

17 (47%)

  Little relevant

2 (4%)

1 (8%)

3 (8%)

 Are parents informed about SDB?

32 (60%)

4 (31%)

11 (31%)

0.011

 The family of children with SDB are aware of potential serious complications of SDB?

10 (19%)

1 (8%)

5 (14%)

0.697

 How do you make SDB diagnosis

0.011

  clinical evidence

17 (32%)

0 (0%)

15 (42%)

  clinical evidence and instrumental measurements

36 (68%)

13 (100%)

21 (58%)

  Drugs :

0.001

   never

6 (11%)

0 (0%)

11 (31%)

   rarely

24 (45%)

3 (23%)

5 (14%)

   often

20 (38%)

7 (54%)

19 (53%)

   very often

3 (6%)

3 (23%)

1 (3%)

  Adenoidectomy

0.191

   never

4 (8%)

3 (23%)

1 (3%)

   rarely

21 (40%)

4 (31%)

17 (47%)

   often

27 (51%)

5 (38%)

18 (50%)

   very often

1 (2%)

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

  Adenotonsillectomy

0.032

   never

4 (8%)

0 (0%)

2 (6%)

   rarely

24 (45%)

3 (23%)

24 (67%)

   often

23 (43%)

8 (62%)

10 (28%)

   very often

2 (4%)

2 (15%)

0 (0%)

  Weight loss

0.461

   never

2 (4%)

0 (0%)

3 (8%)

   rarely

18 (34%)

7 (54%)

12 (33%)

   often

30 (57%)

4 (31%)

18 (50%)

   very often

3 (6%)

2 (15%)

3 (8%)

  Non-invasive ventilation

0.363

   never

27 (51%)

5 (38%)

17 (47%)

   rarely

22 (42%)

5 (38%)

16 (44%)

   often

2 (4%)

3 (23%)

3 (8%)

   very often

2 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Are you satisfied how you managed SDB patients?

29 (55%)

8 (62%)

14 (39%)

0.217

 Do you perform the night pulse oximetry tests on a child

35 (66%)

11 (85%)

21 (58%)

0.219

 Do you perform the poligraphy with monitoring complete cardiorespiratory tests on a child

26 (49%)

7 (54%)

14 (39%)

0.571

 Do you perform the complete polysomnography with EEG tests on a child

15 (28%)

2 (15%)

6 (17%)

0.449