Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences · 1999 · 24 citations · 1 references
MedicineHealth EducationPhysical ActivitySleep MedicineTelehealth InformaticsLifestyle MedicineLifestyle ModificationSleep HealthSleep-disordered BreathingSleep-related Breathing DisordersTelemedicineApnea-hypopnea Index ReductionObstructive Sleep Apnea TherapyObstructive Sleep Apnea TreatmentPhysical Activity IntensityPhysical Activity LevelSleep Apnea PreventionSleep Apnea SyndromeTelehealth Exercise Support
Severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a typical 'lifestyle-related disease' characterized by a high incidence of cardiovascular risk factors, such as obesity, smoking, hypertriglyceridemia, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with OSAS tend to have eating disorders as a result of efforts to overcome the intolerable sleepiness. Treatment of OSAS should therefore aim to improve the lifestyle through encouraging weight reduction, physical activity increase, and tobacco avoidance, in addition to direct therapy such as continuous positive airway pressure for upper airway obstruction. The telemedicine system we developed was considered to be effective for providing home-based education on nutrition and exercise aimed at correcting multiple risk factors in OSAS patients
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