M Bruyneel Author
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Affiliation
Polysomnography, Oxygenotherapy, Hypoventilation , Telemedicine, Sleep Disorders
Department of Pneumology, Chest Service, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
M Bruyneel is currently working in Department of Pneumology, Chest Service, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium, M Bruyneel research interests as a Research Scholar reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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Author(s): M Bruyneel, C Sanida, S Van den Broecke, C Doyen, S De Weerdt, S Bokwala, L Ameye and V Ninane
Background and objective: Obstructive Sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) is associated with poor sleep, a decreased quality of life (QoL) and low physical activity (PA). With treatment, sleep quality is improved and one may then expect a reduction in daytime sleepiness and an increase in sleep duration, PA and QoL. The present study was aimed to assess changes in sleep duration in somnolent obese moderate to severe OSA patients before and after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). As secondary aims, changes in PA, Q... view moreĀ»