… patients experiencing difficulty with CPAP treatment. We performed this preliminary study
in order to explore the extent to which psychological issues may have led OSAS patients to …

… disease may indicate a higher risk for sleep apnea and that … 17 and the impact of the disease
may be less pronounced 18 … that CPAP acceptance would be lower in elderly patients than …

… They tell of patients accepting CPAP, “patient use” (borrowed from nursing and … The influence
of psychosocial factors in CPAP is The current clinically-dominant … Preliminary studies in …

… integral factor, along with a consideration of psychosocial factors, to improve the uptake and
adherence to current OSA treatments… patients' acceptance of CPAP therapy during treatment …

… OSA to unchangeable and psychological factors. For … acceptance of a CPAP trial [20–24];
however, the complexity of the diagnostic process and the disappointing treatment acceptance …

… background, education and psychological factors such as risk perception of disease and …
findings of the study did suggest that the issue of poor CPAP acceptance and adherence …

… on psychosocial factors which are often less studied … sleep apnea and use a CPAP (or soon
to be using one). Automatic or fixed CPAP were both accepted for inclusion, if the patients in …

… characteristics, disease severity, psychological factors, … patient and their respiratory therapist
to choose the optimal interface because it will influence their acceptance of CPAP therapy …

… -two Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) patients were studied … It is a preliminary study and
our results help to identify the … wished to study the pre-treatment psychological factors in the …

… positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea
syndrome (OSAHS). … Rates of initial acceptance and ongoing adherence to CPAP …