Rationale: Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the first-choice treatment for obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA). However, its real-world effectiveness is often questioned because of usage …

Purpose To determine the predictive factors of initial and long-term adherence to positive
airway pressure (PAP) therapy and factors leading to an unfavorable shift of PAP …

Study Objectives: The clinical benefits of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for
obstructive sleep apnea are assumed to require adherent PAP usage, defined by the …

Objective Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) persists in some patients with obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) despite continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. This …

Background Studies have shown that a significant percentage of patients with obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) do not tolerate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy and …

Positive airway pressure (PAP) is the first-line treatment of symptomatic, moderate–severe
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 1, 2 a prevalent disorder characterized by recurrent upper …

Background The increasing recognition of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and demand for
polysomnography has created a need for home sleep testing (HST) using unattended …

Abstract Study Objectives Poor adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
commonly affects therapeutic response in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We aimed to …

The presence of comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) reduces the initial
acceptance of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy in 39–58% of patients …

Positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy is considered the most efficacious treatment of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), especially moderate to severe OSA, and remains the most …