Sleep quality and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea.
Lucia SpicuzzaSalvatore MancusoRaffaele CampisiCarlo VancheriPublished in: Journal of patient-reported outcomes (2022)
The rate of reported sleep disturbance in patients with OSA during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the highest evidenced in literature so far. As for the general population, in these patients there is a strict link between the perceived sleep quality and the psychological distress caused by the pandemic. A further deterioration of sleep quality is a fearsome event in the life of these patients who face life-long sleep problems.
Keyphrases
- sleep quality
- mental health
- depressive symptoms
- obstructive sleep apnea
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- positive airway pressure
- social support
- systematic review
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- mental illness
- prognostic factors
- patient reported