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 …

Beneficial effects of long-term CPAP treatment on sleep quality and blood pressure in adherent subjects with obstructive sleep apnea

MC Yang, YC Huang, CC Lan, YK Wu… - Respiratory Care, 2015 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with increased risk of
cardiovascular diseases. Although CPAP is the first treatment choice for moderate-to-severe …

Effects of patient education and progressive muscle relaxation alone or combined on adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment in obstructive sleep …

W Wang, G He, M Wang, L Liu, H Tang - Sleep and Breathing, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of patient education and
progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) alone or combined on adherence to continuous …

CPAP therapy in patients with mild OSA: implementation and treatment outcome

L Rosenthal, R Gerhardstein, A Lumley, P Guido… - Sleep Medicine, 2000 - Elsevier
Objectives: To determine continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment compliance
and reversal of excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with mild OSA. Background: CPAP …

Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy in Singaporean patients with obstructive sleep apnea

B Tan, A Tan, YH Chan, Y Mok, HS Wong… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the rates of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) uptake and
adherence amongst Singaporean patients diagnosed with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) …

Can patients with obstructive sleep apnea titrate their own continuous positive airway pressure?

MF Fitzpatrick, CED Alloway, TM Wakeford… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
Manual continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in a sleep laboratory is costly
and limits access for diagnostic studies. Many factors affect CPAP compliance, but education …

Factors predicting CPAP adherence in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

M Riachy, S Najem, M Iskandar, J Choucair… - Sleep and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with a range of neurocognitive and
cardiovascular complications, leading to a compromised quality of life. Continuous positive …

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 …

Predictors of long-term compliance with continuous positive airway pressure

M Kohler, D Smith, V Tippett, JR Stradling - Thorax, 2010 - thorax.bmj.com
Background There are very few data on objectively assessed long-term compliance with
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). No single factor has been consistently …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term compliance with continuous positive airway pressure in Saudi patients with obstructive sleep apnea: A prospective cohort study

AS BaHammam, SS Alassiri, AH Al-Adab… - Saudi Medical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To evaluate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compliance and define
predictors of CPAP compliance among Saudi patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) …