Citation

Bolitschek J, Aigner K, Schindl R. Pneumologie 1990; 44(7): 892-894.

Vernacular Title

Schlafapnoe und Arbeitsplatz.

Affiliation

Pneumologische Abteilung des Krankenhauses, Elisabethinen Linz, Osterreich.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2399238

Abstract

The sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS) is characterised by somatic, in particular cardiopulmonary and psychosocial, symptoms, the latter severely impairing the patient's social life. Excessive daytime somnolence and the resulting problems severely stress patients with SAS. Among 24 patients with SAS, 79.2% stated that they fell asleep during the day, frequently in 41.8% and occasionally in 37.4%. In addition, 70.8% of the patients with SA did not feel adequately rested on waking in the morning. Of the 24 patients, 17 had a job, and 11 of these experienced difficulty staying awake at the workplace. Suitable timely treatment (for example, with n-CPAP) improves not only the somatic, but also the neuropsychological symptoms.

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