| Autor: |
John Stradling, K Lamprou, K Chaidas, Annabel H. Nickol |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Sleep & Breathing disorders. |
| DOI: |
10.1183/23120541.sleepandbreathing-2021.29 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Sleepiness is a common complain of patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and evaluating sleepiness is part of routine practice during sleep-clinic consultation. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a tool used to measure the general level of sleepiness in patients with OSA and other sleep disorders in everyday situations. Aims of the study: Some patients lack insight into the degree of their sleepiness, which may be under-estimated compared to their partner. The aim of this study is to evaluate if there is a discrepancy between partner- and patient- reported sleepiness using ESS Methods: 51 patients, 37 males (72.5%) and their partners completed the study protocol. The mean age of the patients was 60.21 ± 12.67 years and mean body mass index was 35.07 ± 6.23 kg/m2. All patients underwent a home sleep study and the mean oxygen desaturation index (ODI) was: 35.91 ± 23.37 episodes/hour. Both patients and partners completed the ESS in clinic at baseline and 3 months post treatment with CPAP. Results: A comparison between patient and partner reported ESS scores at baseline and after 3 months post treatment revealed no significant difference (pg0.05). There was statistically significant improvement in patient and partner reported ESS score after treatment (p=0.000). Pearson correlation showed no significant correlation between ODI and baseline ESS reported either by the patient or by the partner (pg0.05). The compliance with the CPAP therapy defined as mean usage more than 4 hours/night was 70.6%. Conclusions: Our study shows that there is no discrepancy between patient- and partner- reported sleepiness in patients with OSA using the ESS. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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