Authors

Susana Santos Ruiz

Position

Máster Universitario en Ciencias de la Enfermería. Doctorada en el programa de Ciencias de la Salud-Enfermería. Corporación Sanitaria de Parc Taulí, Barcelona (España).

Contact address

Unidad de Neumología. Corporación Sanitaria del Parc Taulí (CSPT). Parc Taulí, s/n. 08208 Sabadell (Barcelona).

Contact email: ssantos@tauli.cat

Abstract

Sleep is a vital part of life. Sleep deprivation has side effects and should be treated properly by healthcare professionals when disturbances develop.
There is a high prevalence of patients who are diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAH) in Spain.
Amongst the therapeutic alternatives available, non-invasive ventilation with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice. However, many patients do not adhere to this treatment correctly, due to intolerance to the mask, the inconvenience of being connected to a machine and the limited subjective improvement of symptoms.
OSAH treatment also includes elimination or reduction of the most frequent side effects: obesity, alcohol, sedatives, tobacco and postural treatments.
The aim of this work is to provide information so that nursing professionals can help patients diagnosed with OSAH, guiding nursing assessment towards the diagnosis of problems for proper management of this disease and its treatment, and performing health education interventions.

Keywords:

leep Apnoea Syndromes; non-invasive ventilation; continuous positive airway pressure; management of CPAP; non-compliance of treatment; nursing diagnosesHealth Education

Versión en Español

Título:

Ayuda enfermera para el manejo de los síndromes de apnea del sueño