TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression in newly diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea patients JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2304 VL - 48 IS - suppl 60 SP - PA2304 AU - Areti Batzikosta AU - Paschalia Tiga AU - Evangelia Nena AU - Eleni Perantoni AU - Nicholas-Tiberio Economou AU - Paschalis Steiropoulos Y1 - 2016/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/suppl_60/PA2304.abstract N2 - Aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of depression and anxiety among newly diagnosed patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), without known comorbidities other than hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, and to explore differences associated with OSA severity.Methods: Consecutive individuals, examined with polysomnography for suspected OSA, were enrolled. The Zung self-rating anxiety scale (ZAS) and the Zung self-rating depression scale (ZDS) were used to assess anxiety and depression, respectively. Patients were divided into subgroups according to OSA severity.Results: Included were 376 individuals (age 55.2±12.8 yrs; 74.7% males). Severe OSA was diagnosed in 43.1%, moderate in 18.9%, and mild in 20.5%; 17.6% had AHI<5/h and served as controls. ZAS score indicating anxiety (≥45) was revealed in 34 individuals (9%), while ZDS score indicating depression (≥45) was revealed in 65 (17.3%). No difference observed between OSA patients and controls. ZAS total score did not differ between the 4 groups (p=0.242); only a significant difference was observed in Q3 (“I get upset easily or feel panicky”) and Q10 (“I can feel my heart beating fast”) with severe OSA patients having the lowest scores (p=0.013 and p=0.024, respectively). Likewise, ZDS total score did not differ significantly (p=0.391) and only Q2 (“Morning is when I feel the best”) and Q15 (“I am more irritable than usual”) differed between the 4 groups (p=0.013 and p=0.029, respectively).Conclusions: Prevalence of depression and anxiety is not neglectable among OSA patients, as indicated by ZAS and ZDS questionnaires. OSA severity does not seem to be a predictive factor overall, although differences are observed in some items. ER -