Effect of nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy on health-related quality of life in sleep apnoea patients treated in the routine clinical setting of a university hospital

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 760-770

  Lojander, Jukka ^a   Rasanen P ^b,c,e   Sintonen, H ^c,d,e   Roine, R ^e   Blom, M ^e   Kekomaki M ^e   Koivisto, A M ^e   Ryynanen O P ^e  

^a JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NONE

Author keywords

15D questionnaire; Nasal continuous positive airway pressure; Quality of life; Quality adjusted life year

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52049113444     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000803600418     Document Type: Article

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