[The study of life quality in children with obstructive sleep apnea].

AbstractObjective:To study the effect of obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) on the life quality of children. Method: Forty-four OSA children diagnosed with overnight polysomnography were selected as the research object, 35 cases of pediatric no snoring healthy children were as control. The inventory of subjective life quality and children's self-rating anxiety scale were used to assess children' s life quality. Result: Depending on the data of the inventory of subjective life quality questionnaire, each level and dimension of children' s life quality satisfaction scores in OSA group were significantly lower than that in healthy controls(P<0.05), especially in the cognitive component of school life(3.78±1.73) and the affective component of depression experience(3.70±2.18). The score of anxiety disorder in OSA group (21.39±10.49) was higher than that in healthy control group(14.21±9.69)( P<0.05). The rate of anxiety disorder in OSA group was higher than that in healthy control group(P<0.05).
Conclusion: Children in OSA group had higher incidence of unsatisfactory life quality in all levels and dimensions. OSA group children dissatisfied with the life quality in each level, each dimensions have significant statistical difference, especially in the cognitive component of school life and affective components of depression experience. The OSA group had higher anxiety disorders than healthy ones. Copyright© by the Editorial Department of Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery.