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 …

Background Although effective in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA),
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is not universally accepted by users …

Background In the current century, sleep apnoea has become a significant public health
problem due to the obesity epidemic. To increase awareness, improve diagnostics, and …

Rationale: General practitioners play a passive role in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
management. Simplification of the diagnosis and use of a semiautomatic algorithm for …

Objective To assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of primary care (PC) and sleep
unit (SU) models for the management of subjects with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea …

Study Objectives: Difficulties in providing timely access to care have prompted interest in
primary care delivery models for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sustainable …

In-laboratory, attended polysomnography has long been the gold standard for the diagnosis
of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). In recent years, economic pressures and long wait …

Obstructive sleep apnoea is highly prevalent in the general population worldwide, especially
in its mild form. Clinical manifestations correlate poorly with disease severity measured by …

Purpose To synthesize findings of economic evaluations investigating cost-effectiveness of
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and of …

Constrained by a limited supply of specialized personnel, health systems face a challenge in
caring for the large number of patients with OSA. The complexity of this challenge is …