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Effect of CPAP therapy on job productivity and psychosocial occupational health in patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea

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Purpose

The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of continuous positive airflow pressure (CPAP) therapy on burnout symptoms and job productivity, stress, and satisfaction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Methods

The sample was composed of 55 patients (mean age 48.5 ± 8.9, BMI 31.1 ± 5.7, AIH 56.8 ± 22.1), diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) using polysomnography (PSG) with a therapeutic indication of CPAP. Before and after 6 months of receiving CPAP therapy, participants completed the following questionnaires: the index of the impact of the disease on job productivity (IMPALA), the job content questionnaire(JCQ), the Maslach burnout inventory-general survey (MBI-GS), the Shirom-Melamed burnout questionnaire (SMBQ), the index of job satisfaction, the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI). We explored the efficacy of CPAP therapy at improving the indices of severity of OSAS using therapeutic PSG.

Results

CPAP therapy was associated with a beneficial effect on job productivity (IMPALA) (p = 0.000) and decreasing burnout symptoms such as physical fatigue (SMBQ) (p = 0.000), emotional exhaustion (SMBQ) (p = 0.014), cognitive weariness (SMBQ) (p = 0.004), exhaustion (MBI) (p = 0.000), and cynicism (MBI) (p = 0.002). However, CPAP did not decrease job stress or job dissatisfaction.

Discussion

In patients with severe OSAS, CPAP therapy has a beneficial effect on patients’ occupational well-being and job productivity.

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Acknowledgments

This study was possible thanks to a grant for the training of teaching and research staff granted by the Junta de Andalucia, Spain to the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada.

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  1. Pulmonology Service, Sleep Unit, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain

    Bernabé Jurádo-Gámez

  2. Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain

    Bernabé Jurádo-Gámez

  3. Psychophysiology Laboratory, Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), School of Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

    Ottavia Guglielmi & Gualberto Buela-Casal

  4. Clinical Epidemiology Unit, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Francisco Gude-Sampedro

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Jurádo-Gámez, B., Guglielmi, O., Gude-Sampedro, F. et al. Effect of CPAP therapy on job productivity and psychosocial occupational health in patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 19, 1293–1299 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-015-1162-6

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