Association Between Pysical activity And Depression in patients with Obstructive Sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS)

Ferhan Soyuer; Sevda İsmailoğulları; Murat Aksu; Ferhan Elmalı

Ferhan Soyuer¹, Sevda İsmailoğulları², Murat Aksu², Ferhan Elmalı³

¹Erciyes University Halil Bayraktar Health Services Vocational College, Kayseri, Turkey
²2Erciyes University Neurology Department, Kayseri, Turkey
³Statistician, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey

Keywords: OSAS, depression, physical activity

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between physical activity and depression in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

METHODS: Ninety consecutive OSAS patients were recruited from the Sleep Laboratory of Neurology Department, Erciyes University Medical School between september 2008-May 2010. The patients were diagnosed based on polysomnography (PSG). Physical Activity Assessment Questionnaire (FADA) and Beck Depression Scale (BDD) with an additional form for demographic variables were used as questionnaires.

RESULTS: Ten patients with OSAS had depression (11.1%). Depression was significantly more in female OSAS patients (p=0,00). There were no significant changes in other demographic (p>0,05), polysomnographic (p>0,05), and physical activity variables (p>0,05) between OSAS patients with and without depression (p>0,05). No significant correlation between depression and physical activity was found (p>0,05).

CONCLUSION: Depression was more in female OSAS patients and physical activity was not associated with depression in OSAS patients.