Multidimensional scale of perceived social support in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Abstract

Social support is a very important aspect of debilitating diseases. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disabling disease that impairs a patient's quality of life and affects a patient's environment. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) is used to measure the perception of the sufficiency of social support for individuals. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship of the MSPSS to the Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), age and gender in patients with OSAS. In this study, 183 subjects with a diagnosis of OSAS were enrolled. Patients were evaluated with the MSPSS in terms of age, gender and polysomnography results. According to the results of this study, the MSPSS has found to be higher in men than in women with OSAS and higher in moderate-severe OSAS than in mild OSAS. The MSPSS can be an important indicator of how patients cope with the disease.

Erickson solution-focused coaching for weight management in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: ECOHEALTH pilot study

“…Among patients with OSA, the level of social support is associated with the disease severity (Günbey and Karabulut, 2014), and the sense of mastery is positively associated with both physical and mental quality of life even after adjustment for age, obesity, chronic diseases, erectile dysfunction, sleepiness, mood and financial strain (Lang et al, 2016). Therefore, behavioural interventions aimed at weight management in OSA patients would optimally positively impact most or all four factors of psychosocial functioning: well-being, basic functioning, self-mastery and interpersonal and social relationships (Ro and Clark, 2009).…”

Self-reported health outcomes in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: Unraveling the role of bio-psycho-social factors

“…Social support is a very important aspect in the treatment of chronic and incapacitating diseases (Günbey and Karabulut, 2014). There is some evidence that having adequate psychosocial support may lead to an improvement of perceived QoL and reduced morbidity (Barefoot et al, 2005), while the absence of positive relationships was found to be a significant risk factor for morbidity and mortality (Cacioppo and Cacioppo, 2014).…”

“…Social support may be one of the essential, though under-investigated, protective factors associated with healthier sleep and better functional status in people with OSA (Günbey and Karabulut, 2014). There are several plausible pathways which may link social support with sleep, including protecting against social isolation, attenuating stress responses, encouraging healthy sleep behaviours, and entraining circadian rhythms .…”

“…Social support also had a positive influence on sleep in people with insomnia . Although it has been posited that social support may be a key indicator of how patients with OSA manage their disease (Günbey and Karabulut, 2014), to date only one study has been performed regarding social support in the association with health outcomes in patients with OSA. Social support was also found to have a positive effect on CPAP treatment adherence .…”