Behr, M. and Acker, J. and Cohrs, S. and Deuschle, M. and Danker-Hopfe, H. and Goeder, R. and Norra, C. and Richter, K. and Riemann, D. and Schilling, C. and Weess, H. -G. and Wetter, T. C. and Wollenburg, L. M. and Pollmaecher, T. (2018) Prevalence of sleep-related breathing disorders of inpatients with psychiatric disorders. NERVENARZT, 89 (7). pp. 807-813. ISSN 0028-2804, 1433-0407
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Sleep-related breathing disorders seriously impair well-being and increase the risk for relevant somatic and psychiatric disorders. Moreover, risk factors for sleep-related breathing disorders are highly prevalent in psychiatric patients. The aim of this study was for the first time in Germany to study the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) as the most common form of sleep-related breathing disorder in patients with psychiatric disorders. In 10 psychiatric hospitals in Germany and 1 hospital in Switzerland, a total of 249 inpatients underwent an 8aEurochannel sleep polygraphy to investigate the prevalence of sleep apnea in this group of patients. With a conspicuous screening result of 23.7% of the subjects, a high prevalence of sleep-related breathing disorders was found to occur among this group of patients. Male gender, higher age and high body mass index (BMI) were identified as positive risk factors for the detection of OSAS. The high prevalence indicates that sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder among psychiatric patients. Although OSAS can lead to substantial disorders of the mental state and when untreated is accompanied by serious somatic health problems, screening procedures are not part of the routine work-up in psychiatric hospitals; therefore, sleep apnea is presumably underdiagnosed in psychiatric patients. In view of the results of this and previous studies, this topic complex should be the subject of further research studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RISK-FACTORS; APNEA SYNDROME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ADULTS; Sleep disorder; Mental disorder; Sleep medicine |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Mar 2020 08:40 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Mar 2020 08:40 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/14343 |
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