Sleep quality in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

摘要

AIM:To investigate the sleep quality in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). METHODS:54 cases of elderly patients with OSAS were evaluated by the pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) questionnaire. RESULTS:Among 54 OSAS patients, 35 cases (65%) reported poor quality of sleep, only 7(13%) cases reported good. A significant negative correlation was found between apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) and PSQI, and part of its components. CONCLUSION:Elderly patients with OSAS often complain of poor quality of sleep. Daytime dysfunction, poor subjective sleep quality, low habitual sleep efficiency and long sleep latency constitutes the principal parts of the symptoms about sleep.