Adult obstructive sleep apnoea

AS Jordan, DG McSharry, A Malhotra - The Lancet, 2014 - thelancet.com
Obstructive sleep apnoea is an increasingly common disorder of repeated upper airway
collapse during sleep, leading to oxygen desaturation and disrupted sleep. Features include …

A systematic review of CPAP adherence across age groups: clinical and empiric insights for developing CPAP adherence interventions

AM Sawyer, NS Gooneratne, CL Marcus, D Ofer… - Sleep medicine …, 2011 - Elsevier
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a highly efficacious treatment for obstructive
sleep apnea (OSA) but adherence to the treatment limits its overall effectiveness across all …

Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

JF Meschia, C Bushnell, B Boden-Albala, LT Braun… - Stroke, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of stroke among individuals who have not previously …

Predictors of continuous positive airway pressure adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

M Mehrtash, JP Bakker, N Ayas - Lung, 2019 - Springer
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease which impacts quality of life, mood,
cardiovascular morbidity, and mortality. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is the …

[PDF][PDF] The fibromyalgia impact questionnaire: development and validation

CS Burckhardt, SR Clark, RM Bennett - J rheumatol, 1991 - Citeseer
What is the little button for? This button is pushed at bedtime and awake time to let the
research know what time you went to bed and got up. This button can also be used with the …

Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure therapy: the challenge to effective treatment

TE Weaver, RR Grunstein - Proceedings of the American Thoracic …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Despite the high efficacy of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to reverse upper
airway obstruction in sleep apnea, treatment effectiveness is limited by variable adherence …

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 …

Practice parameters for the use of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep …

TI Morgenthaler, RN Aurora, T Brown, R Zak, C Alessi… - Sleep, 2008 - academic.oup.com
These practice parameters are an update of the previously published recommendations
regarding the use of autotitrating positive airway pressure (APAP) devices for titrating …

Diagnosis and initial management of obstructive sleep apnea without polysomnography: a randomized validation study

AT Mulgrew, N Fox, NT Ayas, CF Ryan - Annals of internal medicine, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Background: Polysomnography (PSG), despite limited availability and high cost, is currently
recommended for diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea and titration of effective continuous …

Impact of sleep apnea on economics

D Leger, V Bayon, JP Laaban, P Philip - Sleep medicine reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) alters sleep quality and is associated with
sleepiness and decreased cognitive functioning. It has therefore always been recognized as …