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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

DOI

10.3906/sag-1206-65

Abstract

There are few studies that have evaluated personality characteristics in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). We aimed to evaluate 2 groups, OSAS patients and controls, using a temperament and character inventory (TCI) questionnaire. Materials and methods: Patients with OSAS symptoms and who underwent polysomnography in the sleep laboratory were included in the study. A TCI questionnaire was given to 52 patients. Those whose apnea-hypoapnea index (AHI) was >=10 were included as the OSAS group and those whose score was

Keywords

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, character, temperament

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138

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