Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea: implications for future interventions

TE Weaver, AM Sawyer - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep
apnoea (OSA) is a critical problem. Poor adherence (30-60%) to CPAP is widely recognized …

Improving CPAP use by patients with the sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS)

HM Engleman, MR Wild - Sleep medicine reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
Though continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the treatment of choice for the sleep
apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS), suboptimal adherence to CPAP is common …

Long-term use of CPAP therapy for sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

N Mcardle, G Devereux, H Heidarnejad… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
Patients with the sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) treated by nasal continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) need to use CPAP long-term to prevent recurrence of …

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 …

A randomized crossover study of an oral appliance vs nasal-continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of mild-moderate obstructive sleep apnea

KA Ferguson, T Ono, AA Lowe, SP Keenan… - Chest, 1996 - Elsevier
Study objective To compare efficacy, side effects, patient compliance, and preference
between oral appliance (OA) therapy and nasal-continuous positive airway pressure (N …

Side effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in sleep apnea syndrome: study of 193 patients in two French sleep centers

JL Pépin, P Leger, D Veale, B Langevin, D Robert… - Chest, 1995 - Elsevier
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP) is now the treatment of choice for
patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS). Side effects and adverse reactions have been …

Effects of one night without nasal CPAP treatment on sleep and sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

NB Kribbs, AI Pack, LR Kline, JE Getsy… - Am Rev Respir …, 1993 - atsjournals.org
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) has become the nonsurgical treatment of
choice for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Recent evidence suggests that …

Nasal CPAP: an objective evaluation of patient compliance.

MK Reeves-Hoche, R Meck… - American journal of …, 1994 - atsjournals.org
Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) improves sleepiness and prognosis in
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Our objective was to document NCPAP compliance and the …

Snoring and breathing pauses during sleep: telephone interview survey of a United Kingdom population sample

MM Ohayon, C Guilleminault, RG Priest, M Caulet - Bmj, 1997 - bmj.com
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of snoring, breathing pauses during sleep, and
obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and determine the relation between these events and …

Health effects of obstructive sleep apnoea and the effectiveness of continuous positive airways pressure: a systematic review of the research evidence

J Wright, R Johns, I Watt, A Melville, T Sheldon - Bmj, 1997 - bmj.com
Additional data from this article are available on the www. bmj. com/Objective: To examine
the research evidence for the health consequences of obstructive sleep apnoea and the …