Examining different aspects of health in individuals suffering from apnea

Jedan od posebnih i najčešćih uzroka nesanice je apneja tj. nemogućnost disanja pri spavanju. Osoba prestaje disati i čitavu minutu ili više i onda se probudi hvatajući zrak. Takva osoba može ostati u krevetu i po 8 sati, a da zapravo spava samo polovicu vremena. U većini slučajeva oni se ne sjećaju ponavljanih buđenja i samo su svjesni toga da ustaju vrlo umorni i osjećaju se pospano tijekom dana. Cilj ovoga istraživanja je bio ispitati procjenu kvalitete života i subjektivnog osjećaja zdravlja kod osoba koje boluju i koje ne boluju od poremećaja apneje. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 80 ispitanika, 40 onih koji imaju apneju i 40 ispitanika kontrolne skupine, odnosno pojedinaca kojima nije dijagnosticiran ovaj poremećaj. Ove dvije skupine ispitanika su bile izjednačene po spolu (u svakoj skupini je bilo po 20 muškaraca i 20 žena), dobi (MBA=52,9; MA=56,8), indeksu tjelesne mase (MBA=28,4; MA=30,76) stručnoj spremi i zastupljenosti ostalih (osim apneje) kroničnih bolesti. Za procjenu različitih aspekata kvalitete života i subjektivnog osjećaja zdravlja korišten je upitnik SF- 36 koji se sastoji od 36 pitanja i obuhvaćaju 8 različitih aspekata kvalitete života i subjektivnog osjećaja zdravlja. U ovome istraživanju je pronađena značajna razlika u rezultatima subskala vitalnosti i percepcije općeg zdravlja na upitniku SF-36 između osoba koje pate i koje ne pate od poremećaja apneje. Ispitanici koji boluju od poremećaja apneje imaju manji rezultat na tim subskalama. Kod skupine ispitanika koji boluju od poremećaja apneje pronađena je razlika između muškaraca i žena na subskalama psihičkog zdravlja i ograničenja u ostvarivanju životnih uloga zbog emocionalnih problema.One of the most common causes of insomnia is apnea, that is, inability to breathe in sleep which leads to awakening while catching breath. It may seem that person is sleeping for 8 hours while actually they spend only half of the time sleeping. In most cases, affected do not recall those repeated awakenings and are just aware of fatigue during the day. The aim of this study was to examine the assessment of the quality of life and a subjective sense of health, using SF-36 questionnaire, for those who have a history of illness and have no apnea average age of 55, and to examine whether groups differ in the assessment due to their condition. The study included 80 respondents, 40 who had apnea and 40 control subjects, that is, individuals whom disorder was not diagnosed. These two groups were equalized by gender (each group had 20 males and 20 females), age (MBA = 52.9, MA = 56.8), body mass index (MBA = 28.4, MA = 30.76) professional qualifications and representation of other chronic diseases (expect apnea). The SF-36 is a questionnaire consisted of 36 questions that cover 8 different aspects of life quality and a subjective sense of health. Significant difference was found within sub-scales of vitality and perception of general health on the SF-36 questionnaire between two groups. Patients suffering from apnea disorders have a lower score on these sub-scales. Regarding the group of subjects suffering from apnea disorders, the difference was found between men and women in the subscales emotional well being and role limitations due to emotional problems