Abstract

GUGLIELMI, Ottavia; SANCHEZ GOMEZ, Ana Isabel; JURADO-GAMEZ, Bernabé  and  BUELA-CASAL, Gualberto. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Effects on Quality of Life and Daytime Sleepiness. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2013, vol.12, n.2, pp.601-611. ISSN 1657-9267.

The objective of this research was to evaluate quality of life and impact of daytime sleepiness in patients with Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome (SAHS). 100 subjects were included: 50 patients with OSAS and 50 healthy subjects, who responded to the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), the Functional Outcomes of Sleep questionnaire (FOSQ) and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). The comparison between clinical and control group showed statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) in most of the variables studied. The results found that body mass index, apnea-hypopnea index and desaturation index were the most important affecting factors. This study shows the great impact OSAS has on the quality of life of patients.

Keywords : Sleep Apnea-Hipopnea Syndrome; quality of Life; Excessive Daytime Somnolence; Polysomnography; Sleep quality; Health Psychology; quantitative Psychology.

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