Relationship between hours of CPAP use and achieving normal levels of sleepiness and daily functioning

TE Weaver, G Maislin, DF Dinges, T Bloxham… - Sleep, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: Evidence suggests that, to maintain treatment effects, nasal
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …

A randomized controlled trial of continuous positive airway pressure in mild obstructive sleep apnea

M Barnes, D Houston, CJ Worsnop… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
A common clinical dilemma faced by sleep physicians is in deciding the level of severity at
which patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) should be treated. There is particular …

Nasal CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: developing a new perspective on dosing strategies and compliance

CJ Stepnowsky Jr, PJ Moore - Journal of psychosomatic research, 2003 - Elsevier
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is presently considered as the “treatment
of choice” for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Though some OSA patients adhere to …

Effects of one night without nasal CPAP treatment on sleep and sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

NB Kribbs, AI Pack, LR Kline, JE Getsy… - Am Rev Respir …, 1993 - atsjournals.org
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the nonsurgical treatment of
choice for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Recent evidence suggests that …

Compliance with continuous positive airway pressure therapy: assessing and improving treatment outcomes

R Zozula, R Rosen - Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Although nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is generally effective in
correcting sleep-related respiratory disturbance and associated daytime sequelae in …

Continuous positive airway pressure treatment of sleepy patients with milder obstructive sleep apnea: results of the CPAP Apnea Trial North American Program …

TE Weaver, C Mancini, G Maislin, J Cater… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Twenty-eight percent of people with mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea
experience daytime sleepiness, which interferes with daily functioning. It remains unclear …

Objective measurement of patterns of nasal CPAP use by patients with obstructive sleep apnea

NB Kribbs, AI Pack, LR Kline, PL Smith… - American Review of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Obstruction of the upper airway during sleep (OSAS) is widely treated by having patients self-
administer nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). To obtain objective evidence …

Early predictors of CPAP use for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

KE Lewis, L Seale, IE Bartle, AJ Watkins, P Ebden - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To identify factors before a trial of nasal continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) treatment that are associated with lower compliance. Design: A …

Predictors of improvements in daytime function outcomes with CPAP therapy

RN Kingshott, M Vennelle, CJ Hoy… - American Journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy improves daytime function in the sleep
apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) but it is unclear which patients benefit and what factors …

Daytime sleepiness and nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients: effects of chronic treatment and 1-night …

E Sforza, E Lugaresi - Sleep, 1995 - academic.oup.com
A multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) was performed in 30 patients with obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome (OS AS) at the time of diagnosis and after 1 year of home therapy with …