Forbus Lauren, Kelly Ursula A
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Decatur, Georgia; and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2015 Oct-Dec;38(4):298-305. doi: 10.1097/ANS.0000000000000091.
Disrupted sleep is an often intractable symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, non-PTSD-related causes of disrupted sleep are rarely considered in clinical practice. Study objectives were to determine obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk among veterans seeking PTSD treatment and to investigate the relationship between OSA risk and PTSD symptom severity. Veterans (N = 264; 25.8% female) completed measures of PTSD symptoms and OSA risk factors. The rate of OSA risk was 72.7% for the whole sample, 77.2% among men, and 59.7% among women. OSA risk was not significantly correlated with PTSD symptom severity. Detection and treatment of OSA in veterans with PTSD may result in decreased insomnia in affected individuals.
睡眠中断是创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）常见的难治性症状；然而，临床实践中很少考虑与PTSD无关的睡眠中断原因。研究目的是确定寻求PTSD治疗的退伍军人中阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）的风险，并调查OSA风险与PTSD症状严重程度之间的关系。退伍军人（N = 264；25.8%为女性）完成了PTSD症状和OSA风险因素的测量。整个样本的OSA风险率为72.7%，男性为77.2%，女性为59.7%。OSA风险与PTSD症状严重程度无显著相关性。对患有PTSD的退伍军人进行OSA的检测和治疗可能会减少受影响个体的失眠症状。
