Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Relationship Between Mild Neurocognitive Impairments and Quality of Life

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea might have neurocognitive impairments and reduced quality of life. Considering the same, this study was conducted to identify the association between mild cognitive impairments and quality of life. This study aims to identify the association between mild neurocognitive impairment and quality of life in patients with mild, moderate, and severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. It was an observational study with a sample size of 75 subjects which were selected purposively from Kure Medical System. Montreal cognitive assessment and SF-36 were administered to examine the presence of mild cognitive impairments and quality of life of the subjects in all three groups. Pearson analysis was applied to explore the correlation between the MoCA score and SF-36. The findings of this analysis were suggestive of a positive but non-significant correlation between the MoCA Score and all the domains of SF-36 except mental health (p > 0.05). Mental Health was found to be negatively correlated with MoCA Score (r = − 0.0025). As per the findings of this study, the SF-36 scores were related to the MoCA Score, but the relationship was not found to be significant.