Quality of Life in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure—A Prospective Study
D’Ambrosio C, Bowman T, Mohsenin V. Quality of Life in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure—A Prospective Study. CHEST Journal 1999, 115: 123-129. PMID: 9925072, DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.1.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive sleep apneaQuality of lifeMental healthMedical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 questionnaireNasal continuous positive airway pressure treatmentEffect of OSAContinuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatmentNasal continuous positive airway pressureDiagnosis of OSASocial functioningPositive airway pressure treatmentContinuous positive airway pressureShort Form-36 questionnaireEffect of nCPAPPositive airway pressureRespiratory disturbance indexSleep-disordered breathingBody mass indexEvents/hGender-matched populationCase series analysisSeverity of diseaseMagnitude of improvementNCPAP levelNCPAP therapy