Relationship quality of persons with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

Relationship quality of persons with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

Psychol Health Med. 2017 Jan 19;:1-6

Authors: Tramonti F, Maestri M, Carnicelli L, Fava G, Lombardi V, Rossi M, Fabbrini M, Di Coscio E, Iacopini E, Bonanni E

Abstract
In the field of sleep disorders, the quality of couple relationship is arousing increasing attention, given its implications for quality of life and treatment adherence. The aim of the present study was to evaluate relationship quality in a sample of treated or untreated patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome. Eighty-seven patients were recruited in a hospital-based Centre for Sleep Medicine. Subjects were administered the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) to evaluate relationship quality, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Apnoea-hypopnoea indexes (AHI) were collected through nocturnal polysomnography or home testing with a portable monitoring device. Although the DAS average scores were similar to local normative values, relationship quality was significantly lower in the untreated patients when compared with the ones treated. The ESS scores showed a negative correlation with many DAS scores, whereas no significant correlation emerged for AHI. Such data suggest a significant impact of perceived sleep apnoea symptoms on marital satisfaction, even though in the absence of striking differences between the whole sample and the general population.

PMID: 28102087 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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