Artículo
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review
Autor/es | Pérez Cabezas, Verónica
Ruiz Molinero, Carmen Jiménez Rejano, José Jesús González Medina, Gloria Galán Mercant, Alejandro Martín Valero, Rocío |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Fisioterapia |
Fecha de publicación | 2020-01-09 |
Fecha de depósito | 2020-08-27 |
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Premios | Premio Anual Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología Premio Mensual Publicación Científica Destacada de la US. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología |
Resumen | Epidemiological studies have suggested a pathophysiological relationshipbetween obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The aim of thisstudy is to evaluate the treatment of obstructive sleep ... Epidemiological studies have suggested a pathophysiological relationshipbetween obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The aim of thisstudy is to evaluate the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) in AD and its relationship with neurocognitive function improvement. Methods: Systematicreview conducted following PRISMA’s statements. Relevant studies were searched in MEDLINE,PEDro, SCOPUS, PsycINFO, Web of Science, CINAHL and SportDicus. Original studies in whichCPAP treatment was developel in AD patients have been included. Results: 5 studies, 3 RCTs(Randomized controlled trials) and 2 pilot studies. In all RCTs the CPAP intervention was six weeks;3 weeks of therapeutic CPAP vs. 3 weeks placebo CPAP (pCPAP) followed by 3 weeks tCPAPin patients with AD and OSA. The two pilot studies conducted a follow-up in which the impacton cognitive impairment was measured. Conclusions: CPAP treatment in AD patients decreasesexcessive daytime sleepiness and improves sleep quality. There are indications that cognitivedeterioration function measured with the Mini Mental Scale decreases or evolves to a lesser extent inAlzheimer ’s patients treated with CPAP. Caregivers observe stabilization in disease progression withintegration of CPAP. More research is needed on the topic presented |
Cita | Pérez Cabezas, V., Ruiz Molinero, C., Jiménez Rejano, J.J., González Medina, G., Galán Mercant, A. y Martín Valero, R. (2020). Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review. Journal Clinical Medical, 9 (181), 1-9. |
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