Open AccessQuality of life impairment in patients of obstructive sleep apnea and its relation with the severity of disease
Author(s) -
Naveen Dutt,
Ashok Kumar Janmeja,
Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra,
Anup Singh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.120603
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , mann–whitney u test , body mass index , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , apnea–hypopnea index , anthropometry , sleep apnea , apnea , nursing
Several studies have demonstrated considerable impairment of quality of life (QOL) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, but its relation with severity of OSA is yet unclear.