@article{oai:shiga-med.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004211,
 author = {伊藤, 一樹 and 乳原, 彩香 and 松田, 有史 and 角, 幸頼 and KADOTANI, Hiroshi and 角谷, 寛 and ITO, Kazuki and UETSU, Masahiro and UBARA, Ayaka and MATSUDA, Arichika and SUMI, Yukiyoshi and KADOTANI, Hiroshi and 角谷, 寛},
 issue = {9},
 journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
 month = {Apr},
 note = {pdf, Background:
Multiple clinical departments are involved in the provision of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) therapy in Japan. Inconsistent results regarding the association between depression and OSA have been reported., Methods:
This cross-sectional survey compared newly diagnosed OSA patients at two outpatient sleep apnoea units in Shiga Prefecture, Japan: one associated with the psychiatry department (n = 583), and the other with the otolaryngology department (n = 450)., Results:
The unit associated with the psychiatry department had more patients referred by psychiatrists than that with the otolaryngology department (11% vs. 3% p < 0.05). Sleepiness, insomnia, and depression were assessed using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), respectively. The ESS, AIS, and PHQ-9 scores were higher in the sleep unit in the psychiatry department (p < 0.001 each). Snoring and moderate to severe OSA were more prevalent in the unit attached to the otolaryngology department (p < 0.001 each). Patients with moderate to severe OSA had lower PHQ-9 scores than those with no to mild OSA (OR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.92-1.00, p = 0.042)., Conclusion:
Patients with sleepiness, insomnia, and depressive symptoms were more likely to attend a sleep outpatient unit associated with a psychiatry department, whereas those with snoring and sleep apnoea attended that associated with an otolaryngology department. OSA severity was negatively associated with depressive symptoms., Journal Article},
 title = {Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Severity Is Negatively Associated with Depressive Symptoms : A Cross-Sectional Survey of Outpatients with Suspected Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Japan.},
 volume = {19},
 year = {2022},
 yomi = {カドタニ, ヒロシ and カドタニ, ヒロシ}
}