Sleep apnoea awareness campaign (Swiss Lung League)
Annual mass media ads by the Swiss Lung League pointing people to an online sleep apnoea risk questionnaire. Among respondents, about 1 in 5 had scores suggesting sleep apnoea and 3.4% reported an accident caused by sleepiness.
- Years
- 2010–now
- Country
- Switzerland
- Topic
- Sleep
- Asks people to
- RecognizeSeek help
- Strategy
- Service link
- Channel
- PrintTVWebsite
- Audience
- Adults
Evidence
ProcessUnknown
19% of men and 17% of women had elevated sleepiness and apnoea scores; 6,654 (3.4%) reported a sleepiness-related accident. Falling asleep at the wheel while stopped in traffic was most strongly linked to accidents (OR 2.8). No diagnosis or treatment outcomes.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Swiss Lung League (Lungenliga Schweiz) NGO, lead
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Related campaigns
Sources
- Risk of Sleepiness-Related Accidents in Switzerland: Results of an Online Sleep Apnea Risk Questionnaire and Awareness Campaigns evaluation · 2017 · DOI 10.3389/fmed.2017.00034 · PMID 28447032
Research notes
Start year approximate; paper 2017 reports several years of campaigns. Found through OpenAlex (October 2026 sleep pass, see docs/sleep-campaigns-openalex.md). Findings paraphrased from abstracts; check the paper before quoting a number.
Record cases/swiss-lung-league-sleep-apnea-campaign.json, updated 2026-10-23· Link to this campaign