Accessibility and adherence to positive airway pressure treatment in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a multicenter study in Latin America

JF Nogueira, D Poyares, G Simonelli, S Leiva… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
… lacking at the regional level in Latin America. This study characterized access and adherence
to PAP in patients with moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in Latin America. …

[HTML][HTML] Global, latin-american and colombian epidemiology and mortality by obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)

P Hidalgo-Martínez, R Lobelo - Rev Fac Med, 2017 - revistas.unal.edu.co
… In Colombia, an omnibus survey was conducted showing that the global prevalence of
high-risk sleep apnea, according to the Berlin questionnaire, was 19% in three cities —Bogotá …

Attitudes and knowledge about obstructive sleep apnea among Latin American primary care physicians

IC Ojeda, DB Jeffe, T Guerrero, R Mantilla, I Santoro… - Sleep medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
… We aimed to evaluate Latin American primary care physicians’ knowledge and attitudes
about obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) using a Spanish-language version of the OSA Knowledge …

Prevalence of sleep related symptoms in four Latin American cities

LT Bouscoulet, JC Vázquez-García, A Muiño… - … of clinical sleep …, 2008 - jcsm.aasm.org
… a questionnaire on sleep related symptoms. Simplified respiratory polygraphy during sleep
was conducted on 188 subjects from Mexico City. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome was …

[HTML][HTML] Access to CPAP treatment in patients with moderate to severe sleep apnea in a Latin American City

JF Nogueira, G Simonelli, V Giovini… - Sleep …, 2018 - thieme-connect.com
… obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) but adherence
may be a limiting factor. Most compliance studies often only include patients under CPAP

A global comparison of anatomic risk factors and their relationship to obstructive sleep apnea severity in clinical samples

K Sutherland, BT Keenan, L Bittencourt… - … of Clinical Sleep …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
… The prevalence of being overweight and obese is increasing across the globe, including in
Asian countries and Latin America. Obesity clearly contributes to OSA and our data suggest …

Adherence with positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea in developing vs. developed countries: a big data study

LF Drager, A Malhotra, Y Yan, JL Pépin… - … of Clinical Sleep …, 2021 - jcsm.aasm.org
… Average PAP usage was also slightly lower in Latin America (especially in Mexico) compared
with the United States (Table 1). The proportion of patients who registered to use the myAir …

Past, present, and future of sleep medicine research in Latin America

M Pedemonte, PE Brockmann… - … of Clinical Sleep …, 2021 - jcsm.aasm.org
… disorder have been made, with identification of laryngopharyngeal motor dysfunction as a
contributor to obstructive sleep apnea in patients with Parkinson. Pharmacological treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of Latin American sleep societies

M Averbuch, S Pá, M Meza, M Pedemonte… - Sleep …, 2011 - sleepscience.org.br
… Thus, this article intended to collect information regarding sleep medicine human resources,
… in sleep apneas, both in the public and private sector; the health system may provide CPAP

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances in Latin American Populations and Its Association with Their Socioeconomic Status—A Systematic Review and a Meta …

FA Etindele Sosso, F Torres Silva… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The worldwide increase in the prevalence and incidence of sleep disturbances
represents a major public health issue. Among multiple determinants affecting sleep health, …