Abstract

Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is not just a limited entity, but is one of the modern age diseases, which is the cause and/or result of several diseases together. The clinical manifestation formed in patients by the interaction of sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety, and depression may cause the development of these diseases. This study aimed to enlighten more of the sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety, and depression with polysomnographic findings in OSAS

Methods: The study included 95 patients diagnosed with OSAS according to ICSD-3, who presented at the Sleep Centre of Erenkoy Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases Training and Research Hospital. The study group were applied with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Clinician Evaluation, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), the Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS), the Motivation And Energy Inventory-Short Form, the Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and polysomnography.

Results: In the hierarchic multiple linear regression model, apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) was found to be independently related to CFS (p

Key words: sleepiness, fatigue, anxiety, depression, obstructive sleep apnea