Treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnea with positive airway pressure: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine systematic review, meta-analysis, and GRADE …

SP Patil, IA Ayappa, SM Caples, RJ Kimoff… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - jcsm.aasm.org
Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review is to provide supporting evidence for the
clinical practice guideline for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults using …

International consensus statement on obstructive sleep apnea

JL Chang, AN Goldberg, JA Alt… - International forum of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Evaluation and interpretation of the literature on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
allows for consolidation and determination of the key factors important for clinical …

Adherence to CPAP: what should we be aiming for, and how can we get there?

JP Bakker, TE Weaver, S Parthasarathy, MS Aloia - Chest, 2019 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review was to summarize what is currently known regarding two
important questions facing the field of sleep medicine today:(1) How many hours of CPAP …

The effects of mind‐body interventions on sleep quality: A systematic review

R Neuendorf, H Wahbeh, I Chamine… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Study Objectives. To evaluate the effect of mind‐body interventions (MBI) on sleep. Methods.
We reviewed randomized controlled MBI trials on adults (through 2013) with at least one …

The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on anxiety and sleep quality in burn patients: A randomized clinical trial

M Harorani, F Davodabady, B Masmouei, N Barati - Burns, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and objectives Burn patients experience a high level of anxiety and poor sleep
quality due to their special physical and psychological conditions. The present study aimed …

The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on the management of fatigue and quality of sleep in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized …

PS Chegeni, M Gholami, A Azargoon, AHH Pour… - … therapies in clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the effect of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on fatigue and sleep
quality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) stages 3 and 4 …

Progressive muscle relaxation improves anxiety and depression of pulmonary arterial hypertension patients

Y Li, R Wang, J Tang, C Chen, L Tan… - Evidence‐Based …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We explored the effects of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on anxiety, depression, and
quality of life (QOL) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). One hundred …

Intensive versus standard follow-up to improve continuous positive airway pressure compliance

I Bouloukaki, K Giannadaki, C Mermigkis… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We aimed to compare the effect of intensive versus standard interventions on continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence 2 years after CPAP initiation, as well as on …

The efficacy of a brief motivational enhancement education program on CPAP adherence in OSA: a randomized controlled trial

AYK Lai, DYT Fong, JCM Lam, TE Weaver, MSM Ip - Chest, 2014 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Poor adherence to CPAP treatment in OSA adversely affects the
effectiveness of this therapy. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) examined the efficacy of …

Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions to improve usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

K Askland, L Wright, DR Wozniak… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Although effective in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA),
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is not universally accepted by users …