Effectiveness of a group education session on adherence with APAP in obstructive sleep apnea—a randomized controlled study

F Soares Pires, M Drummond, A Marinho… - Sleep and …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) is an effective treatment
for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). We investigated whether a …

Adherence to APAP in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: effectiveness of a motivational intervention

APT Dantas, JC Winck, M Figueiredo-Braga - Sleep and Breathing, 2015 - Springer
Background Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a serious disorder with significant
health consequences. Treatment adherence to auto-titrating positive airway pressure …

[HTML][HTML] 5-years APAP adherence in OSA patients–do first impressions matter?

M van Zeller, M Severo, AC Santos, M Drummond - Respiratory medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Although continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective in treating
obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), inadequate adherence remains a major cause of treatment …

Long-term adherence to CPAP treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: importance of educational program

GE La Piana, A Scartabellati, L Chiesa… - Patient preference …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background Lack of adherence with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is
the major cause of treatment failure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. We …

A basic intervention improves CPAP adherence in sleep apnoea patients: a controlled trial

B Jurado-Gamez, WA Bardwell… - Sleep and …, 2015 - Springer
Background The treatment of choice for sleep apnoea-hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) is
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). However, CPAP effectiveness strongly …

Long-term prediction of adherence to continuous positive air pressure therapy for the treatment of moderate/severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

F Baratta, D Pastori, T Bucci, M Fabiani, V Fabiani… - Sleep medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a highly effective
treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, poor adherence is a …

Baseline predictors of adherence to positive airway pressure therapy for sleep apnea: a 10-year single-center observational cohort study

OD Schoch, F Baty, J Niedermann, JJ Rüdiger… - Respiration, 2014 - karger.com
Background: Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is the standard treatment for obstructive
sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Objectives: The aim of the current study was to determine …

Efficiency of a phone coaching program on adherence to continuous positive airway pressure in sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a randomized trial

K Sedkaoui, L Leseux, S Pontier, N Rossin… - BMC pulmonary …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) remains the reference
treatment for moderate to severe forms of the Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome (SAHS) …

Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: impact of patient education after a longer treatment period

FS Fuchs, A Pittarelli, EG Hahn, JH Ficker - Respiration, 2010 - karger.com
Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but it is often cumbersome so that adherence to CPAP …

Long-term adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in non-sleepy sleep apnea patients

F Campos-Rodriguez, M Martinez-Alonso… - Sleep medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy greatly
depends on consistent use. However, data regarding adherence in non-sleepy obstructive …