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 …

Early predictors of CPAP use for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

KE Lewis, L Seale, IE Bartle, AJ Watkins, P Ebden - Sleep, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To identify factors before a trial of nasal continuous positive
airway pressure (CPAP) treatment that are associated with lower compliance. Design: A …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Self-reported vs measured compliance with nasal CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea

H Rauscher, D Formanek, W Popp, H Zwick - Chest, 1993 - Elsevier
To estimate reliability of self-reported compliance with nasal continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), we studied 63 OSA patients …

Long-term compliance rates to continuous positive airway pressure in obstructive sleep apnea: a population-based study

DD Sin, I Mayers, GCW Man, L Pawluk - Chest, 2002 - Elsevier
Study objectives To determine long-term compliance rates to continuous positive airway
pressure (CPAP) therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea enrolled in a …

Nasal breathing and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

JH Hollandt, M Mahlerwein - Sleep and Breathing, 2003 - thieme-connect.com
Although nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) treatment is the most efficient
therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), compliance with therapy is poor because of …

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 …

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 …