Trial reportSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2013
Effectiveness of a group education session on adherence with APAP in obstructive sleep apnea--a randomized controlled study.
Trial report in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions to improve usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Randomised short-term trial of high-span versus low-span APAP for treating sleep apnoea.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2016Trial
- Adherence to APAP in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: effectiveness of a motivational intervention.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2015Trial
- Educational video demonstrating collapsibility of the upper airway during sleep improves initial acceptance of CPAP in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea: a retrospective study.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
- A telemonitoring system to support CPAP therapy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a participatory approach in analysis, design, and evaluation.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Article
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- Treatment burden experienced by patients with obstructive sleep apnoea using continuous positive airway pressure therapy.PloS one · 2021Article
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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeAuto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). We investigated whether a single group education session on APAP therapy is effective in promoting adherence among patients with OSAHS.
methodsThis prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel group study included patients newly diagnosed with OSAHS who met criteria for APAP therapy. Patients were randomized into a study group and a control group. All patients in the study group were assigned to a single group education session, 1 month after beginning APAP therapy.
resultsWe evaluated 146 patients. The median percentage of APAP usage days was 88.3 %, with a median duration per day of use of 6.02 h; 59 % were classified as adherent. Overall, no significant difference in adherence was seen between the study and the control groups. Analyzing patient subgroups, the group session significantly improved APAP adherence among males and patients who were younger (<65 years old), obese (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m(2)), non-sleepy (Epworth sleepiness scale ≤ 11), smokers or past smokers, had hypertension or nocturia and those with non-severe OSAHS.
conclusionTo maximize the impact of group education sessions and, by that, saving resources, it may be important to select patients likely to benefit from these sessions.
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