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ReviewCureus2021

Cultivating Lifestyle Transformations in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Roohi Afshan Kaleelullah, Preethi P Nagarajan

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Effect of Lifestyle Modifications on Polysomnography in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
    Article
  3. A Systematic Review of Risk factors for Sleep Apnea.Preventive medicine reports · 2024
    Review
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Roohi Afshan KaleelullahDentistry, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Preethi P NagarajanDentistry, Ragas Dental College, Chennai, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Today, our well-being and awareness have become markedly determined by our way of living through our everyday activities. Needless to say, daily practices specifically have a significant impact on the quality of sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an exhausting sleep disorder regulating an individual's routine life. Although several therapeutic modalities are available for curing OSA, behavioral therapies are also utilized for a positive outcome. Besides, several studies are performed to prove the efficacy of lifestyle strategies to resolute OSA in adults. Reducing weight, quitting alcohol and smoking, eating a nutritional diet, and exercising are the modifications to benefit people. This review aims to expand our knowledge of the association between alterations to comportment and better treatment outcomes for sleep apnea.

Indexed as

changesdietdisorderexerciselifestylemodificationsobstructive sleep apneaosasmokingtherapy

Identifiers

PMID33659106
PMCPMC7920220

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