Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in female patients with fibromyalgia

dc.contributor.authorMutlu, Pinar
dc.contributor.authorZateri, Coskun
dc.contributor.authorZohra, Ali
dc.contributor.authorOzerdogan, Ozgur
dc.contributor.authorMirici, Arzu N.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:54:03Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:54:03Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To determine the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in female patients with fibromyalgia (FM) presenting to physical therapy outpatient clinics. Methods: The 36-item short form health survey (SF-36) questionnaire, Berlin test, and epworth sleepiness scale were administered, along with a polysomnography to 38 female patients. This cross-sectional study comprised diagnosed with FM according to the diagnostic criteria of the American College of Rheumatology, between March 2017 and August 2019, at the Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey. Results: Of the participants, 65.9% were found to have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Patients with OSA were older and had a higher disease activity score for FM. A strong positive correlation was identified between the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and the FA disease activity score. A negative correlation was found between AHI and the subscales of SF-36. Conclusion: A clinical assessment of female patients with FM requires a multidisciplinary approach, and patients with excessive daytime sleepiness in particular are recommended to undergo polysomnography. The authors believe that the early detection and treatment of accompanying OSA will contribute not only to the quality of life, but also to the survival of patients with FM.
dc.description.sponsorshipCanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Scientific Research Projects Committee [1249]
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors gratefully acknowledge Nova Translation for English language editing. we would like to thank Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Scientific Research Projects Committee for supporting the project numbered 1249.
dc.identifier.doi10.15537/smj.2020.7.25165
dc.identifier.endpage745
dc.identifier.issn0379-5284
dc.identifier.issue7
dc.identifier.pmid32601643
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85087420818
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage740
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.7.25165
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25957
dc.identifier.volume41
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000610549300010
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSaudi Med J
dc.relation.ispartofSaudi Medical Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectfibromyalgia
dc.subjectobstructive sleep apnea
dc.subjectpain
dc.subjectfemale
dc.titlePrevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in female patients with fibromyalgia
dc.typeArticle

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