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Long term evaluation of mental fatigue by Maastricht Questionnaire in patients with OSAS treated with CPAP
- Source :
- Scopus-Elsevier, Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 67, Iss 1 (2016)
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Abstract
- Background. Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) suffer from disrupted sleep. Impaired nightly sleep leads to increase physical and mental fatigue. The effect of long term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on mental fatigue in OSAS patients, assessed by Maastricht Questionnaire (MQ), has not been investigated yet. Methods. In order to evaluate the role of CPAP in improving mental fatigue of patients with OSAS, we studied 35 patients (26 males, age
- Subjects :
- Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Polysomnography
medicine.medical_treatment
lcsh:Medicine
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
Severity of Illness Index
Quality of life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Internal medicine
Respiratory disturbance index
Severity of illness
medicine
Humans
Continuous positive airway pressure
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Respiration
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
lcsh:R
Sleep apnea
Middle Aged
Mental Fatigue
medicine.disease
respiratory tract diseases
Treatment Outcome
Italy
Quality of Life
Physical therapy
Female
Maastricht Questionnaire
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Body mass index
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scopus-Elsevier, Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 67, Iss 1 (2016)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6e3f1468f184569e822f94023f62512f