Self-perceived quality of sleep among COPD patients in Greece: the SLEPICO study.

ABSTRACT: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide accompanied by a substantial social and economic burden for the patient and the society. Poor sleep quality among COPD patients is frequently unnoticed and unaddressed by physicians and patients themselves, although it is a major source of further deterioration of these patients' quality of life. The aim of the present study was to record the quality of sleep in COPD patients among the Greek population and correlate these findings with various features of these patients, using the COPD and Asthma Sleep Impact Scale (CASIS). This was a cross-sectional observational study. Forty different variables (demographics, vital sign measurements, COPD-related medical history parameters, comorbidities,

SUBMITTER: Koulouris N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8752730 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature