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Abstract
Purpose: Our objective was to examine the effect of co-treatment of aerobic and oropharyngeal exercises on daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, fatigue severity, and life quality in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome.
Methods: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with individuals aged 18 to 65 diagnosed with OSA at the Sleep Polyclinic and Research Hospital in Turkey between September 2023 and December 2023. The exercise group (n = 12) followed an eight-week oropharyngeal exercise program and the combined exercise group (n = 13) followed an aerobic exercise in addition to oropharyngeal exercises. The control group (n = 15) did not receive any exercise. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnoea Scale, Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) were used as outcome measures. The protocol is registered with http://clinicaltrials.gov/ (01/September /2023, Clinical Trial, NCT06006520).
Results: Both exercise programs were effective in improving daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, fatigue severity, and life quality. The mMRC dyspnoea scale, FOSQ, and PSQI scores did not differ between groups pre-and post-intervention. Participants receiving oropharyngeal exercise therapy showed a significant reduction in ESS and FSS scores compared to the combination treatment group.
Conclusion: A comprehensive program of oropharyngeal exercises produced better changes in fatigue severity and daytime sleepiness in moderate to severe OSA patients compared to the combination of aerobic and oropharyngeal exercises.
期刊介绍:
The journal Sleep and Breathing aims to reflect the state of the art in the international science and practice of sleep medicine. The journal is based on the recognition that management of sleep disorders requires a multi-disciplinary approach and diverse perspectives. The initial focus of Sleep and Breathing is on timely and original studies that collect, intervene, or otherwise inform all clinicians and scientists in medicine, dentistry and oral surgery, otolaryngology, and epidemiology on the management of the upper airway during sleep.
Furthermore, Sleep and Breathing endeavors to bring readers cutting edge information about all evolving aspects of common sleep disorders or disruptions, such as insomnia and shift work. The journal includes not only patient studies, but also studies that emphasize the principles of physiology and pathophysiology or illustrate potentially novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the journal features articles that describe patient-oriented and cost-benefit health outcomes research. Thus, with peer review by an international Editorial Board and prompt English-language publication, Sleep and Breathing provides rapid dissemination of clinical and clinically related scientific information. But it also does more: it is dedicated to making the most important developments in sleep disordered breathing easily accessible to clinicians who are treating sleep apnea by presenting well-chosen, well-written, and highly organized information that is useful for patient care.