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Because of the low cost of screening (in the form of asking about symptoms of sleep apnoea during the routine history and physical or using a screening questionnaire tool such as the Epworth Sleepiness Scale)⁵¹ and the potential to miss this diagnosis among older patients, it is recommended for Robust and Frail elderly. Studies have shown some benefit of treating sleep apnoea in patients with heart failure and stroke.^51,52