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 …

Long-term compliance with nasal continuous positive airway pressure therapy of obstructive sleep apnea

RE Waldhorn, TW Herrick, MC Nguyen, AE O'Donnell… - Chest, 1990 - Elsevier
In an attempt to identify predictors of long-term compliance with nasal continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP), we reviewed the records of 125 patients with obstructive sleep …

Factors that influence CPAP adherence: an overview

GK Shapiro, CM Shapiro - Sleep and Breathing, 2010 - Springer
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is an effective treatment for
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Consistent adherence to CPAP improves the …

Clinical and polysomnographic predictors of short-term continuous positive airway pressure compliance

J Collen, C Lettieri, W Kelly, S Roop - Chest, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Poor compliance and initial intolerance limit the effectiveness of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) in obstructive sleep apnea. Short-term compliance has …

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 …

Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: the challenge to effective treatment

TE Weaver, RR Grunstein - Proceedings of the American Thoracic …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Despite the high efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to reverse upper
airway obstruction in sleep apnea, treatment effectiveness is limited by variable adherence …

Long-term compliance with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in obstructive sleep apnea patients and nonapneic snorers

J Krieger - Sleep, 1992 - academic.oup.com
In a prospective study aimed at evaluating objectively the compliance with nasal continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment, 233 obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)(apnea …

Compliance with nasal CPAP can be improved by simple interventions

RD Chervin, S Theut, C Bassetti, MS Aldrich - Sleep, 1997 - academic.oup.com
Effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a treatment for obstructive
sleep apnea can be limited by poor compliance, but little is known about how to improve …

Long-term adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in non-sleepy sleep apnea patients

F Campos-Rodriguez, M Martinez-Alonso… - Sleep medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy greatly
depends on consistent use. However, data regarding adherence in non-sleepy obstructive …