Health preference measures in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome undergoing continuous positive airway pressure therapy: data from a randomized trial

FL Huber, M Furian, M Kohler, TD Latshang… - Respiration, 2021 - karger.com
Background: In patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), the preference-
based, health-related quality of life in terms of utility has not been extensively studied …

Utility indices in patients with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

M Schmidlin, K Fritsch, F Matthews, R Thurnheer… - Respiration, 2010 - karger.com
Background: Utility indices are used in cost-effectiveness analyses as a measure of quality
of life reflecting the patient's preference for a given health state on a scale anchored at 0 …

Quality-adjusted life-years gain and health status in patients with OSAS after one year of continuous positive airway pressure use

CF Rizzi, MB Ferraz, D Poyares, S Tufik - Sleep, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To estimate the health utility score and quality-adjusted life-years
(QALY) index of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) in patients over 1 y of …

Health utilities in evaluating intervention in the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

I Chakravorty, RM Cayton… - European Respiratory …, 2002 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Formulating a rational health policy necessitates the ability to compare between different
healthcare interventions and disease scenarios. Continuous positive airway pressure …

Effect on quality of life of continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a meta-analysis

J Jing, T Huang, W Cui, H Shen - Lung, 2008 - Springer
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the standard treatment for obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome (OSAS). However, the impact of CPAP on quality of life (QOL) is …

The attitudes to CPAP treatment inventory: development and initial validation of a new tool for measuring attitudes to CPAP treatment

A Broström, M Ulander, P Nilsen… - Journal of Sleep …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome (OSAS), but low adherence rates are common. The aim was to develop …

Factors associated with improvements in subjective symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome after continuous positive airway pressure therapy

K Otsuka, K Fukunaga, WakakoYamasawa… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy improves subjective
symptoms in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients; however, factors predicting …

Minimum important difference of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale in obstructive sleep apnoea: estimation from three randomised controlled trials

S Crook, NA Sievi, KE Bloch, JR Stradling, A Frei… - Thorax, 2019 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a widely used tool for assessing
sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We aimed to estimate the …

The side‐effects to CPAP treatment inventory: the development and initial validation of a new tool for the measurement of side‐effects to CPAP treatment

A Broström, KF ÅRESTEDT, PER Nilsen… - Journal of sleep …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for obstructive sleep
apnoea syndrome (OSAS), but side‐effects are common. No validated self‐rating scale …

A new means of assessing the quality of life of patients with obstructive sleep apnea: the MOSAS questionnaire

L Moroni, M Neri, AM Lucioni, L Filipponi, G Bertolotti - Sleep medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The nightly use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) increases
the quality of life of patients affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). The aim …