ArticleBehavioral sleep medicine
Quality of Life in Youth With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) Treated With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy.
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- Quality of Life and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Adults with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Who Are Treated with Multilevel Surgery or Adherent to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Weight Loss as the First-Line Therapy in Patients with Severe Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: the Role of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Positive airway pressure adherence in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic scoping review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2020Article
- Factors related to positive airway pressure therapy adherence in children with obesity and sleep-disordered breathing.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2020Article
- Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: Handling the Unknown with Precision.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Transition to Adult Care for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
- Long-term adherence to ambulatory initiated continuous positive airway pressure in non-syndromic OSA children.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2019Article
- Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation in Adolescents With Down Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2018Article
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Abstract
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backgroundImprovement is sought for youth with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) who have poor quality of life (QoL), which resolves somewhat following treatment. One mitigating factor in improved QoL following treatment may be adherence to the CPAP protocol, which presents a barrier to most youth. This study explored relations between CPAP adherence and QoL in youth with OSAS.
participantsWe recruited 42 youth-caregiver dyads in which youth between the ages of 8 and 16 years were diagnosed with OSAS and required CPAP use as part of their treatment plan.
methodsFollowing diagnosis of OSAS requiring treatment with CPAP therapy, caregivers completed baseline measures of OSAS-specific QoL. The OSAS-specific QoL domains assessed included sleep disturbance, physical symptoms, emotional distress, daytime function, and caregiver concern. Families received routine CPAP care for three months, after which caregivers again completed measures of OSAS-specific QoL. Adherence data were collected from smartcards within the CPAP machine after three months of treatment.
resultsFifteen youth were adherent to CPAP therapy and 10 were not adherent. CPAP-adherent youth demonstrated significant changes in two domains of OSAS-specific QoL when compared to nonadherent youth: decreased sleep disturbance and decreased caregiver concern.
conclusionsCPAP adherence appears to be associated with positive changes in OSAS-specific QoL domains. It will be important for future research and clinical work to examine strategies for improving CPAP adherence in youth with OSAS.
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