Quality of Life, Mental Health, and CPAP Compliance in Thai Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea during COVID-19 Pandemic
Table 3
Comparison of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 between CPAP compliance and noncompliance in OSA patients.
Variables
Total ()
CPAP noncompliance ()
CPAP compliance ()
value
DASS-21, score
0.779
Depression
0.786
Anxiety
0.701
Stress
0.922
DASS-21 subgroup
Depression
34 (23.9)
18 (25.7)
16 (22.2)
0.626
Anxiety
62 (43.7)
32 (45.7)
30 (41.7)
0.627
Stress
29 (20.4)
13 (18.6)
16 (22.2)
0.590
DASS-21 subscale
Depression
0.116
Mild
15 (10.6)
9 (12.9)
6 (8.3)
Moderate
13 (9.2)
5 (7.1)
8 (11.1)
Severe
4 (2.8)
4 (5.7)
0 (0.0)
Extremely severe
2 (1.4)
0 (0.0)
2 (2.8)
Anxiety
0.914
Mild
25 (17.6)
12 (17.1)
14 (19.4)
Moderate
20 (14.1)
11 (15.7)
9 (12.5)
Severe
6 (4.2)
2 (2.9)
3 (4.2)
Extremely severe
11 (7.7)
7 (10.0)
5 (6.9)
Stress
0.432
Mild
12 (8.5)
5 (7.1)
7 (9.7)
Moderate
8 (5.6)
2 (2.9)
6 (8.3)
Severe
8 (5.6)
5 (7.1)
3 (4.2)
Extremely severe
1 (0.7)
1 (1.4)
0 (0.0)
Data are shown as (%) or . CPAP compliance is defined as usage greater than or equal to 4 hours per night on 70% of nights. Depression is defined as DASS-21 depression points (,,, and ). Anxiety is defined as DASS-21 anxiety points (,,, and ). Stress is defined as DASS-21 stress points (,,, and ). CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure; DASS-21 = Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21; OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.
