Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21965126›Full record

Trial reportSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2012

Effects of patient education and progressive muscle relaxation alone or combined on adherence to continuous positive airway pressure treatment in obstructive sleep apnea patients.

Weihong Wang, Guoping He, Meirong Wang, Lihua Liu, Huaqing Tang

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Positive Airway Pressure: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and GRADE Assessment.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2019
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  11. International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2023
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  13. The Effects of Mind-Body Interventions on Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Weihong WangSchool of Nursing, Central South University, No. 172 Tongzipo Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, People's Republic of China.
Guoping He
Meirong Wang
Lihua Liu
Huaqing Tang
Hunan Normal University · CNCentral South University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of University of South China · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study is to explore the effects of patient education and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) alone or combined on adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients.

methodsOne hundred and fifty-two Han Chinese OSA patients were randomly assigned to a control group (C), an education group (E), a PMR group (P), and an education + PMR group (E + P), with 38 patients each group. The adherence to CPAP was defined as 4 or more hours of CPAP usage per night and at least 9 of each 14 nights of ventilator use. The CPAP adherence rates, cumulative patient dropout rates, CPAP usage, and scores of daytime sleepiness, sleep quality, anxiety, and depression were compared among the groups at 4, 8, and 12 weeks of intervention.

resultsAll study groups were comparable in baseline characteristics. Group E + P showed significant improvement in CPAP adherence, daytime sleepiness, and sleep quality compared with group C at 4, 8, and 12 weeks of intervention. Compared with group C, group E only showed significant improvement in CPAP adherence, daytime sleepiness, and sleep quality at 4 weeks of intervention, while group P showed no significant improvement over time. Scores of anxiety and depression were significantly improved in group E + P compared with group C at 12 weeks of intervention.

conclusionsCombined intervention with patient education and PMR can significantly improve CPAP adherence in OSA patients for at least 12 weeks. The intervention paradigm may serve as an important reference for future studies on CPAP adherence.

Indexed as

Continuous Positive Airway PressurePatient CompliancePatient Education as TopicRelaxation TherapyAdultAgedChildChinaCombined Modality TherapyDisorders of Excessive SomnolenceFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedPolysomnography

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PMID21965126
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