[The patient with OSA underwent NIV: measurement of quality of life]

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a therapeutic option which is in increasingly use. Its importance is recognized in the treatment of both acute respiratory pathology and chronic respiratory pathology, taking on a vital importance in the context of the evolution of respiratory pathologies, giving the patient a better quality of life. The term quality of life has become increasingly important in the scientific context, expressing the level of limitation and discomfort caused by a particular disease. Allied to this, specific instruments for assessing the quality of life of people with respiratory diseases have emerged, and its use is increasing all over the world. This study aimed at assessing the quality of life of patients on NIV. The empirical research was based on a transversal study, adopting a correlational orientation and on a quantitative approach through the application of the specific SGRQ questionnaire to each participant. The study included 30 people with OSA, which perform NIV. The results were processed in SPSS (version 19). The results from the SGRQ questionnaire showed a compromised quality of life in all its domains (symptoms, activities, impact), and the most affected area for this sample was "Activity", in which 24 people show disturbances in their quality of life.