Sleep-disordered breathing and self-reported general health status in Thai patients

Abstract Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been a rapidly increasing health problem in Thai. Its effect on quality of life of Thai patients has not been adequately addressed. Objective: Determine the relationship between SDB and self-reported general health status in Thai patients. Materials and methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was used. Two hundred and sixtyeight patients (195 men and 73 women, age: 16-82 years) are recruited from King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between January 2006 and December 2007. A health profile was obtained by self-administered questionnaire. SDB severity was assessed using an attended single-night comprehensive polysomnography. Results: SDB was not directly associated with the general health status. Presence of excessive daytime sleepiness, which was the major symptom of obstructive sleep apnea, was associated with a decrease in all domains of Short Form 36. Age, sex, and body mass index were also related to a lower physical function. Hypertension and excessive daytime sleepiness were associated with the severity of SDB. Conclusion: SDB is indirectly related to a lower general health status, and this relationship is of clinical significance.

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Sleep Disturbance and General Health Status in Patients with Chronic Conditions

KnE Life Sciences ◽

10.18502/kls.v0i0.8877 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tika Dwi Tama ◽

Erni Astutik

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

General Health ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Short Form ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

General Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Poor General Health

Patients with chronic conditions often report sleep disturbance that affects their daily activities and health status. Information about the association between sleep disturbance and general health status in patients suffering from chronic conditions is limited, especially in relation to the developing countries of Asia. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of sleep disturbance and its relationship with the general health status of patients with chronic conditions in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study included 9,807 patients with chronic conditions who had participated in the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) wave 5. While sleep disturbance was measured by using the PROMIS sleep disturbance 4a short-form v1.0, general health status was assessed from self-rated health. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess the association between sleep disturbance and general health status. The study found that 75.7% of the patients with chronic conditions experienced sleep disturbance. In addition, the odds of being unhealthy among patients with sleep disturbance was 18% higher than those who did not experience sleep disturbance after being controlled by other covariates (p-value = 0.002; AOR 1.18; 95% CI 1.06–1.30). Sleep disturbance was associated with a poor general health status in patients with chronic conditions. Therefore, early detection of sleep disturbance and immediate intervention may lead to better health outcomes in patients with chronic conditions. Keywords: sleep disturbance, health status, chronic conditions, Indonesia

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Sleep-disordered Breathing and Self-reported General Health Status in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/21.7.701 ◽

1998 ◽

Keyword(s):

Cohort Study ◽

Health Status ◽

General Health ◽

Sleep Disordered Breathing ◽

General Health Status ◽

Disordered Breathing

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Quality of life along the diabetes continuum: a cross-sectional view of health-related quality of life and general health status in middle-aged and older Finns

Quality of Life Research ◽

10.1007/s11136-014-0638-3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 23 (7) ◽

pp. 1935-1944 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Saku Väätäinen ◽

Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi ◽

Jouko Saramies ◽

Hannu Uusitalo ◽

Jaakko Tuomilehto ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Health Status ◽

General Health ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

General Health Status ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Peculiarities of health literacy in people with mental disorders: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Social Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/0020764019873683 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 66 (1) ◽

pp. 10-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pauline Katharina Mantell ◽

Annika Baumeister ◽

Hildegard Christ ◽

Stephan Ruhrmann ◽

Christiane Woopen

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Health Information ◽

General Health ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Behavioural Change ◽

German Population ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

General Health Status ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Health literacy (HL) is considered a key concept to positively address relevant decisions concerning physical and mental health. According to an integrated model of a European Consortium, the process to access, understand, appraise and apply health information is at the centre of practising HL. Aim: In this study, we examine HL in a population with an early onset of a mental disorder (MD). Methods: Results are based on a cross-sectional survey among people with MD ( n = 310) who sought help at an early detection centre for MD in Cologne, Dresden or Munich. Help-seekers filled out the European Health Literacy Survey questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q) on perception-based HL, socio-demographic data and general health status. Psychopathology was assessed separately by trained specialists. Data are compared with a representative sample of the German population. Results: Overall, HL was lower in a sample with MD compared with the general population. Disease-specific limitations were present in accessing, appraising and applying health information, whereas understanding was perceived fairly easy. Statistical analysis of limited HL revealed correlations with the diagnosis of affective disorders and anxiety disorders, an increase of depressive symptoms as well as the presence of more than one MD. In line with these findings, low levels of HL were associated with a worse general health status. Conclusion: In a population with MD, accessing, appraising and applying health information seemed to be particularly challenging. Therefore, educational programmes that mainly focus on increasing knowledge might not be sufficient for improving the HL in people with MD. Further research should concentrate on context-specific HL to foster behavioural change and improve overall health.

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