Depressive symptoms after surgical and medical management of OSA: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the effect of CPAP and surgical alternatives for OSA on depression and compare the results of surgery to CPAP. ​METHODS: COCHRANE Library, CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus databases were searched for English-language articles. Meta-analysis of continuous measures (mean), proportions (%), and mean difference (Δ) with 95% confidence interval was conducted for objective and subjective outcomes before and after treatment with CPAP or surgical interventions.

Results

We identified 2018 abstracts, 14 studies (N = 3,488) were included in the meta-analysis. Both treatments witnessed significant improvement in Apnea-hypopnea Index (AHI), with similar improvement with CPAP (Δ-48.8 [-51.2, -46.4]) and surgical interventions (Δ -20.22 [-31.3, -9.17]). An improvement in Epwo

SUBMITTER: Marrero-Gonzalez AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671573 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature