CPAP compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

O Yetkin, E Kunter, H Gunen - Sleep and Breathing, 2008 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by repeated cessations of
breathing during sleep. Major symptoms of this disease are excessive daytime sleepiness …

Preference for fixed or automatic CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

O Marrone, O Resta, A Salvaggio, T Giliberti, A Stefano… - Sleep medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to compare compliance to treatment with fixed
CPAP and with autoCPAP, subjective preference for type of CPAP treatment, and factors …

Adherence to CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea in a Chinese population

Y Wang, W Gao, M Sun, B Chen - Respiratory care, 2012 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: CPAP is the first choice for most patients with obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA), but the adherence to CPAP is suboptimal. The purpose of this study was to assess …

Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: effect of visual education

OK Basoglu, M Midilli, R Midilli, C Bilgen - Sleep and breathing, 2012 - Springer
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the most effective
treatment in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) although it is known that adherence …

Two months follow up of auto-CPAP treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea

A Boudewyns, V Grillier-Lanoir, MJ Willemen… - Thorax, 1999 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with fixed mask pressure is
the current standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Auto-CPAP devices …

Adherence to CPAP therapy improves quality of life and reduces symptoms among obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients

E Avlonitou, F Kapsimalis, G Varouchakis… - Sleep and …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the study was to asses quality of life and symptoms of obstructive sleep
apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients after adhering to 6 months of continuous positive airway …

Compliance with CPAP therapy in patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.

HM Engleman, SE Martin, NJ Douglas - Thorax, 1994 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND--Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the treatment of
choice for the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome. Compliance with this relatively obtrusive …

Insomnia symptoms influence CPAP compliance

C Pieh, M Bach, R Popp, C Jara, T Crönlein… - Sleep and …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study is to determine parameters which influence 6-month
compliance of continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) in patients with …

Determinants for adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in obstructive sleep apnea

AR Jacobsen, F Eriksen, RW Hansen, M Erlandsen… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is an efficacious treatment
for patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, there are only few data …

Long-term compliance with CPAP therapy in obstructive sleep apnea patients and in snorers

J Krieger, D Kurtz, C Petiau, E Sforza, D Trautmann - Sleep, 1996 - academic.oup.com
A prospective study aimed at objectively evaluating compliance with nasal continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment was conducted in 728 obstructive sleep apnea …