ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2017
The quality of life of suspected obstructive sleep apnea patients is related to their subjective sleep quality rather than the apnea-hypopnea index.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Relationship between the Spectral Power Density of Sleep Electroencephalography and Psychiatric Symptoms in Patients with Breathing-related Sleep Disorder.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2021Article
- Sex differences in subjectively reported symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea in community-dwelling adults with type 2 diabetes.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
- Changes in quality of life and sleep across the perinatal period in women with mood disorders.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- OSA and CPAP therapy: effect of gender, somnolence, and treatment adherence on health-related quality of life.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Observational
- Difference in spectral power density of sleep EEG between patients with simple snoring and those with obstructive sleep apnoea.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Quality after 12 Months of Treatment in Nonsevere Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Clinical Trial with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Mandibular Advancement Splints.International journal of otolaryngology · 2020Article
- Psychometric properties of the Ethos Brief Index (EBI) using factorial structure and Rasch Analysis among patients with obstructive sleep apnea before and after CPAP treatment is initiated.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2019Article
- Quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea is related to female gender and comorbid insomnia.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeThe relationship between the severity of the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and the quality of life (QOL) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been inconsistent in previous studies. This study aimed to identify the core factor associated with the QOL of suspected OSA patients and to compare the QOL of subjects with OSA and simple snoring (SS).
methodsTwo hundred eighty-five subjects who were clinically suspected to have OSA underwent nocturnal polysomnography (PSG) and completed self-report questionnaires including the World Health Organization Quality of Life Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The effects of the clinical and PSG variables on the QOL score were analyzed using multiple stepwise regression analyses, and the QOL of OSA and SS groups was compared.
resultsIn correlation analyses, the most significant factor that correlated with the QOL of the subjects was the PSQI total score (p < 0.001), while the AHI was not related to the WHOQOL-BREF total score. In multiple linear regression analysis, the PSQI total score was the most significant factor associated with the QOL of participants (p < 0.001). The mean score of the WHOQOL-BREF did not differ significantly between the OSA group and the SS group.
conclusionThis study suggests that the main factor affecting the QOL of suspected OSA subjects is their subjective sleep quality. We therefore conclude that patients with OSA symptoms estimate their QOL based on their subjective sleep perception rather than AHI.
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