The Relationships between Improvements in Daytime Sleepiness, Fatigue and Depression and Psychomotor Vigilance Task Testing with CPAP Use in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The purpose of this study was to determine if the subjective improvements in daytime sleepiness, fatigue and depression experienced by patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy predict an objective improvement in vigilance, and whether patients with mild-to-moderate OSA differ from patients with severe OSA in this regard.

Source: Sleep Medicine - July 4, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Sushanth Bhat, Divya Gupta, Omar Akel, Peter G. Polos, Vincent A. DeBari, Shaista Akhtar, Anna McIntyre, Sue X. Ming, Hinesh Upadhyay, Sudhansu Chokroverty Source Type: research