Health related quality of life in Greek patients with sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome treated with continuous positive airway pressure

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-225

  Tsara, Venetia ^a   Kaimakamis, Evangelos ^a   Serasli, Eva ^a   Katsarou, Zoe ^b   Christaki, Pandora ^a  

^a G PAPANICOLAOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Aristotle University and Hippokration General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

CPAP; Epworth sleepiness scale; General health questionnaire; Health related quality of life; Obstructive sleep apnea; SF 36; Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60849119566     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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