Adherence to CPAP therapy improves quality of life and reduces symptoms among obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 563-569

  Avlonitou, Eirini ^a   Kapsimalis, Fotis ^a   Varouchakis, George ^a   Vardavas, Constantine I ^b   Behrakis, Panagiotis ^b,c  

^a HENRY DUNANT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b Hellenic Cancer Society Athens   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adherence; Apnea; CPAP; OSAS; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVERSATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRY THROAT; EMOTION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; READING; SLEEP APNEA QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TRANSLATING;

EID: 84861482629     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-011-0543-8     Document Type: Article

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