Effect of CPAP therapy on sleep quality and quality of life in patients with moderate or severe OSAHS / 临床耳鼻咽喉头颈外科杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To assess the effect of CPAP therapy on sleep quality and quality of life in patients with moderate or severe OSAHS.@*METHOD@#Seventy-two patients diagnosed as OSAHS by polysomnography (PSG) were assigned to receive CPAP therapy for 3 months. At baseline and three months after treatment patients underwent polysomnography (PSG). Analyze the results of PSG, sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, quality of life and the general well-being.@*RESULT@#The lowest average oxygen saturation and the average blood oxygen saturation improved significantly after CPAP therapy, and the longest sleep apnea time and AHI decreased obviously (P < 0.01). Except body pain, the other seven dimensions of SF-36 improved obviously (P < 0.01); ESS, PSQI and GWB also improved (P < 0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#For patients with moderate or severe OSAHS, CPAP therapy can obviously improve the sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, improve patients' life quality and the general well-being.