Effect of Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Depressive Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: e1001762

Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and decreased quality of life. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or mandibular advancement devices (MADs) is effective for many symptoms of OSA. However, it remains controversial wh...

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Published in:PLoS medicine 2014-11, Vol.11 (11)
Main Authors: Povitz, Marcus, Bolo, Carmelle E, Heitman, Steven J, Tsai, Willis H, Wang, JianLi, James, Matthew T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical trials
Mental depression
Meta-analysis
Mortality
Older people
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
Studies
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Summary:Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and decreased quality of life. Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or mandibular advancement devices (MADs) is effective for many symptoms of OSA. However, it remains controversial whether treatment with CPAP or MAD also improves depressive symptoms. Methods and Findings We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that examined the effect of CPAP or MADs on depressive symptoms in patients with OSA. We searched Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials, and PsycINFO from the inception of the databases until August 15, 2014, for relevant articles. In a random effects meta-analysis of 19 identified trials, CPAP treatment resulted in an improvement in depressive symptoms compared to control, but with significant heterogeneity between trials (Q statistic, p
ISSN:1549-1277
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DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001762