Open AccessFactors predicting the presence of depression in obstructive sleep apnea
Author(s) -
Sheikh Shoib,
Soumitra Das
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_38_18
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , obstructive sleep apnea , polysomnography , sleep apnea , statistical significance , body mass index , nocturia , apnea–hypopnea index , physical therapy , neurocognitive , apnea , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics , cognition , urinary system
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder and is associated with a myriad of neurocognitive dysfunctions and cardiac and metabolic diseases. Several studies have shown the relation of depressive symptom in patients with OSA. Keeping this in view, we planned to study various factors predicting the presence of depression in OSA.