AIM (S) / OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
1. To compare the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with sleep disorders (OSA), COPD and the general population of North West Adelaide.
2. To study the effect of CPAP on depression and anxiety in patients with sleep apnoea who also have anxiety and depression.
STUDY DESIGN/ SETTING/LOCATION/POPULATION
This is a multicenter Prospective Cohort study run at the Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH), among patients attending the Respiratory and Sleep Outpatient Clinics at the Lyell McEwin Hospital (LMH) and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (TQEH). These both sites are teaching tertiary hospital.
STUDY OUTCOMES
1. Primary Outcome To establish the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with sleep disorders and compare how this prevalence differs from its prevalence in COPD and in the general population.
2. Secondary Outcome To evaluate whether treatment with CPAP improves anxiety and depression symptoms (HAD scale) at 3 and 12 months in OSA patients with anxiety and depression.
