Abstract:Objectives: Extrapulmonary impacts of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often include sleep disturbance, poor sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness resulting in detrimental impact on patients' overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study evaluated the impact of sleep disturbance on HRQoL in patients with COPD. Methods: Literature searches were performed in biomedical databases until March 2019. Specific search terms identified observational studies assessing HRQoL in COPD that included… Show more
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