Ugeskrift for laeger
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Nov 1995
[Cognitive symptoms in persons with snoring and sleep apnea. An epidemiologic study of 1.504 women and men aged 30-60 years. The Dan-MONICA II study].
The objective of the study was to evaluate the relation between every-night (habitual) snoring, sleep apnoea and cognitive complaints (concentration and memory complaints) in an adult population-based sample. In the DAN-MONICA (MONItoring trends in CArdiovascular iseases) 1504 males and females aged 30, 40, 50 and 60 years were classified according to their snoring habits. Nocturnal respiration was measured in 748 participants. ⋯ The main conclusion drawn from this study is that cognitive complaints show a high correlation to mood, insomnia and hypersomnia. Habitual snoring and sleep apnoea show a correlation to concentration problems, but not to memory problems. This suggests that part of the association between snoring, sleep apnoea and cognitive dysfunction is related to the presence of sleep disturbances and daytime sleepiness.
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Ugeskrift for laeger · Nov 1995
[Community psychiatry in Copenhagen. Services and resource utilization].
The purpose was to estimate the number and nature of contacts in a newly-established community psychiatry centre and their distribution according to diagnostic category, registered on computer. The number of contacts and day-patient days were about 6000 each per year. Two professionals participated in 20% of the contacts and 20% were in the patient's home (psychotic patients). ⋯ In accordance with the politically defined goal the main part of the resources were used for psychotic patients. The patients valued the contacts as seen by a low rate of non attendance. The amount of time for contact seems reasonable although it was low for psychiatrists.