title: [Effect of treatment of patients with sleep apnea with a nCPAP device on stress coping and well-being].
abstract: This study analyzed the influence of CPAP-Treatment on stress coping and well-being in sleep apnea patients. 20 patients with sleep apnea were examined using a stress coping questionnaire ("Stressverarbeitungsfragebogen" of Janke, Erdmann, and Kallus, 1985) and the Scale of Well-Being ("Befindlichkeitsskala" of von Zerssen, 1976). Results showed an improvement in the stress coping mechanism following CPAP treatment. In addition, prior to treatment apnea patients exhibited significantly worse mood compared to that of the control group. Treatment with CPAP significantly improved the mood of apnea patients.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Psychologie, Universität Regensburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weissenberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zulley
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012803:Sick Role; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*