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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

The Sleepiness-Depression Link in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Preliminary Results on the Mediation of Impulsivity.

Mariacarolina Vacca, Matteo Spanetta, Andrea Ballesio, Mariana Fernandes, Fabio Placidi, Francesca Izzi, Caterina Lombardo, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Giuseppina Laganà, Claudio Liguori

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mariacarolina VaccaDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Matteo SpanettaSanta M. Della Stella Hospital, 05018 Orvieto, Italy.
Andrea BallesioDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Mariana FernandesDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.
Fabio PlacidiDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5214-5581
Francesca IzziSleep Medicine Center, Neurology Unit, University Hospital of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2490-8761
Caterina LombardoDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5245-1757
Nicola Biagio MercuriDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6700-7491
Giuseppina LaganàDepartment of Orthodontics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.
Claudio LiguoriDepartment of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.
University of Rome Tor Vergata · ITSapienza University of Rome · ITFondazione Stella Maris · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEmotional impulsivity has been found to be relevant in explaining the association between sleep problems and depressive symptoms, suggesting the potential role of impulsivity as a key underlying mechanism of this link. The objective of this study was to take a preliminary step in understanding the mediating role of impulsivity in the relation between excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and depression in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and to compare psychological and demographic characteristics between different levels of daytime sleepiness.

methodsA total of 138 patients with OSAS underwent polygraphic cardiorespiratory monitoring and completed a series of questionnaires investigating perceived sleepiness, depression, impulsivity, and other psychological characteristics. A mediational model was tested in order to assess whether impulsivity mediated the relation between sleepiness and depressive symptoms while controlling for the effects of age, sex, BMI, and oxygen saturation parameters.

resultsthe mediation model showed that there was a significant indirect effect of impulsivity in the sleepiness-depression link (αβ = 0.084 [0.0243-0.1617]).

conclusionsThe here-presented results showed that the sleepiness-depression link is not direct as previous studies asserted, but instead it may be better explained by impulsivity. Research and practical implications are discussed.

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depressionimpulsivitymediationOSASpsychopathology

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