Quality of life before and during nCPAP

Pneumologie
A Büttner, K H Rühle

Abstract

The obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is accompanied by an impairment of patients' condition during the day. The latter, in turn, is a decisive criterion quality of life. The instruments employed for data gathering, objectification and observation of the course of therapy are questionnaires. Questionnaires like Satisfaction With Life Scale SWLS: for global quality of life; Münchner Lebensqualitäts-Dimensionen-Liste MLDL and Short Form-36 of the Health Survey SF-36: for specific areas of life quality are often used. The purpose of this study is to clarify, to what extent and in which areas quality of life of OSAS patients improves both after initiation of therapy and under long-term therapy. By comparing effect size the value for effectiveness of therapy can be estimated. Thus, 41 OSAS patients and 40 controls were given an extensive set of tests addressing parameters of both sleep and quality of life. Testing of global quality of life with the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) did not reveal any significant difference between the controls and the OSAS patients. In specific araeas of life quality, 2 (of 4) subscales (Physical satisfaction: p = 0.003; Psychological satisfaction: p = 0.001) of the Münchner Lebensqualitäts-Dimensi...Continue Reading

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Oct 7, 2011·The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences·Jennifer L AndersonPatrick C Phillips

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