Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2018

SLEEP IN COPD PATIENTS

Dr. Sanjay. S

Abstract :

BACKGROUND: The quality of sleep in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients has not been studied in Indian population. Aim of the study: was to evaluate the quality of sleep in COPD patients with the help of polysomnography study.

MATERIALS & METHODS: 25 clinically stable patients of COPD were recruited for the study, they were classified based on GOLD classification & polysomnography study was conducted in these patients. RESULTS: Majority of the patients were males& in the age group of 51–70 years, 20% patients in stage1, 52% patients in stage2, 28% patients in stage3 COPDwere enrolled.  Sleep was affected in 80% of patients with nocturnal desaturation as the commonest abnormality. Sleep variables were affected more in stage2 & stage3 COPD patients as compared to stage1.

CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of poor sleep quality in COPD patients & nocturnal desaturation was the commonest abnormality among the sleep variables.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr. Sanjay. S, SLEEP IN COPD PATIENTS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2018

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