Long-Term Impact of Sleep-Disordered Breathing on Quality of Life in Children With Obesity

Conclusions:QOL of children with obesity and SDB is lower than in children with obesity or SDB alone or healthy children. One year later, children reported no significant changes in QOL; parents reported significant improvements in total PedsQL and social functioning scores. PAP adherence did not significantly affect QOL change in this population.Commentary:A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 307.Citation:Katz SL, MacLean JE, Barrowman N, Hoey L, Horwood L, Bendiak GN, Kirk VG, Hadjiyannakis S, Legault L, Foster BJ, Constantin E. Long-term impact of sleep-disordered breathing on quality of life in children with obesity.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(3):451–458.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research