title: [Effect of CPAP therapy on sleep quality and quality of life in patients with moderate or severe OSAHS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effect of CPAP therapy on sleep quality and quality of life in patients with moderate or severe OSAHS.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-two patients diagnosed as OSAHS by polysomnography (PSG) were assigned to receive CPAP therapy for 3 months. At baseline and three months after treatment patients underwent polysomnography (PSG). Analyze the results of PSG, sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, quality of life and the general well-being.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The lowest average oxygen saturation and the average blood oxygen saturation improved significantly after CPAP therapy, and the longest sleep apnea time and AHI decreased obviously (P < 0.01). Except body pain, the other seven dimensions of SF-36 improved obviously (P < 0.01); ESS, PSQI and GWB also improved (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For patients with moderate or severe OSAHS, CPAP therapy can obviously improve the sleep quality, excessive daytime sleepiness, improve patients' life quality and the general well-being.
authors.forename: Yafang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Weifang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Lianji
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Qingjie
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Junyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Di
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure; D006801:Humans; D010092:Oximetry; D017286:Polysomnography; D011788:Quality of Life; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*