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24.10.2023 | Original Article
An Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patient’s Quality of life Following Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Ausgabe 1/2024
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Aims
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by episodic sleep state–dependent upper airway collapse. OSA can markedly decrease quality of life (QoL) and productivity. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) has been used as an effective treatment for OSA. Recently, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) treatment has emerged as effective management among patients with OSA, especially non-adherent ones to conventional therapies such as CPAP. Our aim was to determine whether CPAP and UPPP treatment could improve the quality of life in patients with moderate OSA.
Design
Prospective.
Setting
Patients with moderate OSA, confirmed by polysomnography from March 2019 to March 2020, participated. CPAP and UPPP treatments were considered for patients according to their preferences. The Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (SAQLI) questionnaire before and after treatment was completed.
Methods
Change in their QoL was compared between the CPAP group and UPPP treatment. In addition, QoL was compared between these groups and patients who did not receive any of these treatment methods.
Results
Seventy-eight patients were included in treatment groups, 40 using CPAP and 38 undergoing UPPP treatment. Furthermore, 10 patients who did not receive treatment were considered the control. Both methods of treatment significantly (p < 0.001) improved QoL, but UPPP treatment was superior (p = 0.042) to CPAP. There was a poor correlation between post-treatment BMI (0.037), Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI) (0.096), age (0.022), and post-treatment SAQLI score.
Conclusion
Based on these results, CPAP and UPPP treatment can improve QoL. UPPP treatment could be considered an effective arm of OSA management among the study population.