Sleep quality and quality of life in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Akinci B., Aslan G. K., Kiyan E.

CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL, vol.12, no.4, pp.1739-1746, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/crj.12738
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1739-1746
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

IntroductionChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is highly associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Poor sleep quality is found to be related with decreased quality of life (QoL) in patients with COPD but no study assessed this relationship on the basis of nocturnal sleep parameters.