Berlin Questionnaire
The Berlin Questionnaire is an obstructive-sleep-apnoea oriented screening tool. This page is for clinics. It is not a diagnostic sleep study and not a public test.
Overview
What is the Berlin?
The Berlin Questionnaire organises OSA-related risk questions for clinician review. A screen is not a sleep-study diagnosis and is not interchangeable with STOP-Bang.
Development and clinical use
Netzer and colleagues published the Berlin Questionnaire as an OSA screening instrument. Confirm current official materials before using it in a live pathway.
- Catalogue status
- Educational entry
- Production scoring
- Not independently verified
- Mode
- self-report
- Typical use
- Clinician-reviewed intake
- Clinical role
- OSA screening support for clinician review
Administration
A focused client experience
Berlin Questionnaire is completed as a focused self-report and stored for clinician review. This public page does not collect answers or return a score.
- 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 Berlin Questionnaire 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
Published scoring conventions may exist in official materials. This public page does not independently verify scoring, cutoffs, or a production scoring rule. Use the official form and scoring instructions for the version you intend to use.
References
- Original Berlin Questionnaire paperNetzer NC et al. Using the Berlin Questionnaire to identify patients at risk for the sleep apnea syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1999;131(7):485-491.
Questions
What clinics ask before they evaluate the Berlin
These answers stay inside educational catalogue scope. They do not replace official manuals or clinician judgement.
Does the Berlin Questionnaire diagnose OSA?
No. It is a screening questionnaire. Diagnosis remains a clinician task and may require investigation.
Can I complete it here?
No. This page is educational catalogue information.
How is the Berlin Questionnaire used on Lirena?
As a sleep-intake self-report screen. Clinicians review the result with other sleep history.
Should we use STOP-Bang instead?
That is a clinic governance choice. They are different instruments with different item sets and evidence bases.