Exercise capacity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Authors

  • Daiana Moreira Mortari
  • Camila Pereira Leguisamo Universidade de Passo Fundo
  • Simone Chaves Fagondes Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Keywords:

obstructive sleep apnea, exercise tolerance, heart rate

Abstract

The association between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and exercise capacity is still not well determined. However, it is known that many OSAS patients present limited response to physical exercise. Such limitation, among other reasons, may be associated to the poor sleep quality that leads, mainly, to excessive daytime sleepiness. The aim of this study was to perform a literature review about exercise capacity in OSAS patients. The search was performed at the data basis Pubmed, LILACS and SciELO. We performed 3 searches in each data basis, with the following terms combination: “apnea” and “exercise” and “capacity”, “apnea” and “exercise” and “CPAP” and “apnea” and “cardiopulmonary” and “test”. Articles in Portuguese, English and Spanish would be included; with samples composed by OSAS patients treated or not. From the 108 articles identified, 24 filled the inclusion criteria and were then analyzed. In conclusion, exercise capacity seems to be diminished in OSAS patients and CPAP is associated to an improvement in physical performance.

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Author Biographies

Daiana Moreira Mortari

Fisioterapeuta, mestranda em Ciências Pneumológicas pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Camila Pereira Leguisamo, Universidade de Passo Fundo

Fisioterapeuta, professora Adjunto II da Universidade de Passo Fundo

Simone Chaves Fagondes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Professora do Curso de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Pneumológicas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, médica do Serviço de Pneumologia do Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

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Published

2014-12-23

How to Cite

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Mortari DM, Leguisamo CP, Fagondes SC. Exercise capacity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2014Dec.23 [cited 2024Nov.22];16(4):164-9. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/16720

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