Improving CPAP use by patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS)

HM Engleman, MR Wild - Sleep medicine reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
Though continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the sleep
apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS), suboptimal adherence to CPAP is common …

Continuous positive airway pressure for sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome: usefulness of a 2 week trial to identify factors associated with long term use

G Popescu, M Latham, V Allgar, MW Elliott - Thorax, 2001 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND The sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) is common and treatment
with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is effective. However, not all patients can …

Effectiveness of CPAP treatment in daytime function in sleep apnea syndrome: a randomized controlled study with an optimized placebo

JM MONTSERRAT, M FERRER… - American Journal of …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
Application of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as the standard treatment for
sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a moot point. Studies on the effectiveness of …

Evidence of the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

E Ballester, JR Badia, L Hernandez… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is worldwide considered as the standard
treatment of sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) although studies on the effectiveness …

Self-reported use of CPAP and benefits of CPAP therapy: a patient survey

HM Engleman, N Asgari-Jirhandeh, AL McLeod… - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
The benefits of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in patients with the
sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) are poorly documented and patients use CPAP …

CPAP compliance: video education may help!

HJ Wiese, C Boethel, B Phillips, JF Wilson, J Peters… - Sleep medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: CPAP remains the treatment of choice for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea
Syndrome (OSAHS), but compliance with CPAP is poor. Of many interventions tried to …

Effect of CPAP therapy on daytime function in patients with mild sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.

HM Engleman, SE Martin, IJ Deary, NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1997 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment in
patients with moderate and severe sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS), but the …

Systematic review of the efficacy of nasal CPAP

NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1998 - thorax.bmj.com
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy has been regarded for more than a
decade by those in the field as the treatment of choice for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea …

Long-term use of CPAP therapy for sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

N Mcardle, G Devereux, H Heidarnejad… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
Patients with the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) treated by nasal continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) need to use CPAP long-term to prevent recurrence of …

Effect of continuous positive airway pressure on sleep architecture in the sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

N McARDLE, NJ DOUGLAS - … journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2001 - atsjournals.org
There is randomized controlled evidence that patients with sleep apnea–hypopnea
syndrome (SAHS) treated with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) have improved …