Prevalence of mental illness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea - A cross-sectional study from Kashmir, India.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of mental illness in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and to examine whether patients with obstructive sleep apnea require screening for mental illness.

Methods

We performed polysomnography studies of patients that were referred from various subspecialty clinics in Kashmir from Jan 2020-December 2020. using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI plus) scale to make a psychiatric diagnosis. We administered the General Health Questionnaire - 28 (GHQ - 28), Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) to patients. Descriptive statistics and correlations were used for data analysis.

Results

182 patients underwent polysomnography, 85 (46.7%) of which were suffering from ment

SUBMITTER: Shoib S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9278019 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature