Abstract

TAMAYO MARTINEZ, Nathalie; HIDALGO MARTINEZ, Patricia; GOMEZ-RESTREPO, Carlos  and  RODRIGUEZ MALAGON, Maria Nelcy. Pain prevalence in patients with and without OSAHS subjected to a polysomnogram: A cross-sectional study. rev.colomb.psiquiatr. [online]. 2014, vol.43, n.3, pp.134-138. ISSN 0034-7450.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2013.07.001.

Background and objectives: Sleep disturbances apparently have a negative effect on pain or the appearance of pain itself. This suggests the need to determine whether there could be a relationship between obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and this phenomenon. The objective of this study was to determine the pain prevalence in a population who underwent polysomnography. Method: A cross-sectional study of patients who underwent polisomnography, pain prevalence was measured with Mcgill pain questionnaire. Results: Data was obtained from 259 patients, and it was found that 69% suffered pain, and there was a prevalence of 81% OSAHS. Those with OSAHS had a 70% pain prevalence, with 64% for those without OSAHS. Conclusions: A high pain prevalence was found this population, possibly related to the characteristic of the population, how the information was gathered, and not controlling for other illnesses related with pain.

Keywords : Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome; Pain; Cross-sectional study.

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