Screening for the risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in elderly people treated in Primary Health Care
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2020v23i4p123-145Keywords:
Sleep Apnea Obstructive, Sleepiness, Polysomnography, Aged, Primary Health Care.Abstract
This is a cross-sectional study, with the objective of determining the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the elderly assisted in Primary Health Care (PHC). Of the 70 elderly people studied, 51 (72.9%) had an intermediate / severe risk of OSA. Correlation of OSA with female gender (p = 0.04), self-perceived health (p = 0.01), body mass index (p = 0.001), number of comorbidities (p = 0.002), arterial hypertension (p <0.001) and diabetes mellitus (p = 0.001). In the studied population, a high frequency of risk of OSA with moderate to severe severity was found. Therefore, it is important that PHC health professionals routinely assess sleep-disordered breathing in this population, aiming at their early diagnosis.