S.AGES Study. Collection and follow-up of new sleep apnea cases in patients over 70 years of age and diagnosed in pulmonary and geriatric units

• Published in: Revue des maladies respiratoires Vol. 32; no. 7; p. 768
• Main Authors: Martin, F, Gagnadoux, F, Onen, F, Onen, S H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Research Design; Follow-Up Studies; Geriatrics; Hospital Units - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Pulmonary Medicine; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - epidemiology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - therapy; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Fonctions cognitives; Pression positive continue; Cognitive functions; Épidémiologie; Apnées obstructives du sommeil; Elderly patients; Epidemiology; Sujets âgés; Continuous positive pressure
• ISSN: 1776-2588
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2014.12.002

S.AGES is a prospective cohort of >70-years-old patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome having been diagnosed in a pulmonary or a geriatric medical unit. The main objective of S.AGES is to get a description of older patients with OSAS in France. The secondary objectives will be to prospectively describe the management and the treatment of these patients, to describe their 5-years outcome as compared to younger patients in the literature. It will also contribute to better characterize the compliance and tolerance of the treatment and the incidence of comorbidities like respiratory diseases and cardiovascular disorders. All consecutive ≥70-years-old patients having received a diagnosis of OSAS (after polygraphy or polysomnography) will be included in the study. All patients will be followed in a pulmonary or a geriatric department. S.AGES should better characterize the OSAS in the elderly patients, the specific management of this disease and its related risk factors. It may also identify the 5-years mortality and morbidity rates in this population.