Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with treatment-resistant depression: a case–control study

Background Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and major depressive disorder have a reciprocal and overlapping relationship with studies showing a high prevalence of depressive symptoms in OSA and an increased prevalence of sleep disturbances in major depressive disorder, but to date risk of OSA in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) has not been investigated. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the risk of OSA in patients with TRD. Patients and methods We conducted a cross-sectional, case–control study comparing 100 patients with TRD with 100 healthy controls at risk of OSA using the STOP-Bang questionnaire, for daytime sleepiness using the Epworth Daytime Sleepiness Scale and insomnia using Insomnia Severity Index. We correlated between severity of symptoms for depression, OSA, daytime sleepiness and insomnia. Results Patients with TRD had significantly higher scores (P
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