Quality of Life in Moderate-Severe OSA Patients from North-Eastern Romania
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21754752 |
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| Authors | Ioana Madalina ZOTA (0000-0003-4053-4130), Radu Andy Sascău (0000-0002-5260-7520), Cristian Stătescu (0000-0001-6439-4561), Daniela BOISTEANU, Mihai ROCA (0000-0001-9931-6635), Maria Magdalena Leon (0000-0002-5836-1322), Maria Magdalena LEON CONSTANTIN, Teodor Flaviu VASILCU, Radu Sebastian GAVRIL (0000-0002-6406-6573), Larisa Anghel (0000-0002-7925-3806), Ovidiu MITU (0000-0002-9438-8565), Victor Vlad Costan (0000-0002-3978-5103), Victor COSTAN, Carmen Marinela Cumpăt (0000-0002-2564-537X), Florin Mitu (0000-0003-1801-9327) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Pages | 250-260 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1583-3410 • E-ISSN: 1584-5397 |
| Publisher | Expert Projects (PUBLISHER • RO) |
| DOI | 10.33788/rcis.68.17 |
| OpenAlex | W3010704283 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common type of sleep disordered breathing, with a signifi cant impact on health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the gold-standard treatment for moderate-severe OSA, but is associated with poor patient compliance (due to fi nancial issues and frequent side eff ects). The purpose of this study is to evaluate HR-QoL among patients with moderate-severe OSA from North-Eastern Romania, at baseline and after 2 months of CPAP. 75 patients were initially included in our study but only 59 subjects returned for a second evaluation. HR-QoL was assessed using the European Quality of Life 5 Domain questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). OSA has a signifi cant impact on quality of life in our group, with an average EQ-5D-5L index of 0.700.27 and an EQ-5D-5L Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of 63.7117.74%. Short-term CPAP use was associated with a statistically signifi cant improvement in Epworth Sleepiness Scale ( = 4.44, p 4000 lei/month) decided to continue using the device, while the decision not to continue CPAP was signifi cantly more frequent among patients with a low income (< 1000 lei /month -52.63% versus 21.21%, p=0.01). Our results suggest that income level signifi cantly infl uences CPAP compliance
Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Nursing · Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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