Elsa Botokeky1,2, N Freymond3, F Gormand4, P Le Cam4, G Chatte5, J Kuntz5, M N Liegeon5, M Gaillot-Drevon3, A Massardier-Pilonchery6,7, A Fiquemont8, E Fort7, M Marcu3, T Petitjean4, B Charbotel6,7. 1. Department of Occupational Diseases, CHU Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France. elsabotokeky@yahoo.fr. 2. Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, UMRESTTE, UMR T_9405, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69373, Lyon, France. elsabotokeky@yahoo.fr. 3. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, CHU Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France. 4. Department of Sleep Disorders, Centre Hospitalier Croix Rousse, CHU Lyon, Lyon, France. 5. Private Practice Pneumology, 42 Rue Jean Moulin, 69300, Caluire-et-Cuire, France. 6. Department of Occupational Diseases, CHU Lyon, Pierre-Bénite, France. 7. Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, IFSTTAR, UMRESTTE, UMR T_9405, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69373, Lyon, France. 8. University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 8 avenue Rockefeller, 69008, Lyon, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The objective of this prospective study was to assess the effect of CPAP therapy on job productivity and work quality for patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS: A convenience sample of patients diagnosed with severe OSA using polysomnography or polygraphy and with a therapeutic indication for CPAP was enrolled in our study. Patients completed two self-administered questionnaires: the first before CPAP therapy and the second during the first 6 months after CPAP treatment. OSA symptoms were evaluated through self-administered questionnaires assessing potential effects on occupational activity: excessive daytime sleepiness was rated by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), emotional status was rated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale, work quality was rated by the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire (WRFQ). RESULTS: Forty patients (30 men, mean age 47.3 ± 8.3, mean BMI 31.6 ± 7.4, mean apnea-hypopnea index 51.8 ± 16.3) showed a beneficial effect of CPAP therapy on ESS score (mean 11.6 to 8.2, p < 0.0001), the anxiety dimension (mean 57.5% to 20%, p = 0.0002), and the overall anxiety-depressive score (mean 50% to 22.5%, p = 0.0006). Mean WRFQ scores were significantly improved in the second questionnaire for the dimensions of timetable requirements (69.3% to 83.5%, p < 0.0001), productivity requirements (71.4% to 82.2%, p < 0.0001), mental requirements (72.0% to 84.3%, p < 0.0001), and social requirements (82.6% to 91.4%, p < 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: We observed that adherence to CPAP therapy for patients with severe OSA mitigates the impact of symptoms on work including excessive daytime sleepiness, impairment of work ability, and anxiety and depressive disorders.
BACKGROUND: The objective of this prospective study was to assess the effect of CPAP therapy on job productivity and work quality for patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS: A convenience sample of patients diagnosed with severe OSA using polysomnography or polygraphy and with a therapeutic indication for CPAP was enrolled in our study. Patients completed two self-administered questionnaires: the first before CPAP therapy and the second during the first 6 months after CPAP treatment. OSA symptoms were evaluated through self-administered questionnaires assessing potential effects on occupational activity: excessive daytime sleepiness was rated by the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), emotional status was rated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale, work quality was rated by the Work Role Functioning Questionnaire (WRFQ). RESULTS: Forty patients (30 men, mean age 47.3 ± 8.3, mean BMI 31.6 ± 7.4, mean apnea-hypopnea index 51.8 ± 16.3) showed a beneficial effect of CPAP therapy on ESS score (mean 11.6 to 8.2, p < 0.0001), the anxiety dimension (mean 57.5% to 20%, p = 0.0002), and the overall anxiety-depressive score (mean 50% to 22.5%, p = 0.0006). Mean WRFQ scores were significantly improved in the second questionnaire for the dimensions of timetable requirements (69.3% to 83.5%, p < 0.0001), productivity requirements (71.4% to 82.2%, p < 0.0001), mental requirements (72.0% to 84.3%, p < 0.0001), and social requirements (82.6% to 91.4%, p < 0.003). CONCLUSIONS: We observed that adherence to CPAP therapy for patients with severe OSA mitigates the impact of symptoms on work including excessive daytime sleepiness, impairment of work ability, and anxiety and depressive disorders.
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CPAP; Job productivity; Obstructive sleep apnea; Work limitation
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