Quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea is related to female gender and comorbid insomnia
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Mehmet Sezai TAŞBAKAN, Cumhur GÜNDÜZ, Şebnem PIRILDAR, Özen KAÇMAZ BAŞOĞLU
SLEEP AND BREATHING, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2018, vol 22, pp 1013-1020
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-018-1621-y
Summary
Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder affecting health-related quality of life (QoL), and OSA severity is not a reliable indicator for QoL. The aim of this study was (1) to evaluate the impact of gender on QoL and (2) to identify the predictors of QoL in OSA patients.