Impact of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on quality of life in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

S Batool‐Anwar, JL Goodwin… - Journal of sleep …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Obstructive sleep apnea is a chronic illness with increasing prevalence. In addition to
associated cardiovascular comorbidities, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome has been …

Health status in obstructive sleep apnea: relationship with sleep fragmentation and daytine sleepiness, and effects of continuous positive airway pressure treatment

LS Bennett, C Barbour, B Langford… - American Journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have impaired health status that improves with
nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP). The study reported here explored the …

The effect of CPAP in normalizing daytime sleepiness, quality of life, and neurocognitive function in patients with moderate to severe OSA

NA Antic, P Catcheside, C Buchan, M Hensley… - Sleep, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: The study aimed to document the neurobehavioral outcomes of
patients referred to and treated by a sleep medicine service for moderate to severe …

Effect of nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea

LA Bazzano, Z Khan, K Reynolds, J He - Hypertension, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a very common risk factor for hypertension, and
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has been widely used to treat OSA. We …

A systematic review of continuous positive airway pressure for obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome

C McDaid, KH Durée, SC Griffin, HLA Weatherly… - Sleep medicine …, 2009 - Elsevier
We conducted a systematic review of current evidence on the effectiveness of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea–hypopnoea …

Sleep· 7: Positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

P Gordon, MH Sanders - Thorax, 2005 - thorax.bmj.com
The use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in treating symptoms associated
with OSAHS is reviewed. Although it is an imperfect intervention, it continues to evolve and …

Clinical guidelines for the manual titration of positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Positive Airway Pressure Titration Task Force … - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - jcsm.aasm.org
Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices are used to treat patients with sleep related
breathing disorders (SRBDs), including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). After a patient is …

Influence of nasal resistance on initial acceptance of continuous positive airway pressure in treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

T Sugiura, A Noda, S Nakata, Y Yasuda, T Soga… - Respiration, 2006 - karger.com
Background: Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered as the standard
therapy for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), but some patients with OSAS are …

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 …

Compliance with nasal CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea patients

PH Collard, TH Pieters, G Aubert, P Delguste… - Sleep medicine …, 1997 - Elsevier
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is currently the treatment of choice for the
majority of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). After a CPAP trial, the initial …