Locomotive Syndrome is a Risk Factor for the Dropout of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.

Hiroaki Kataoka, Nobuyuki Miyatake, Hiromi Mukai, Hirohisa Ichikawa, Yukako Arakawa, Yoshihiro Mori

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Lack of Exercise is Associated With Psychological Distress in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome.Cureus · 2025
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Real-world status of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) persistence in patients with sleep apnea syndrome (SAS): a retrospective longitudinal study of administrative claims data in Japan.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025
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Hiroaki KataokaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Okayama Healthcare Professional University, Okayama 700-0913, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4686-4678

Nobuyuki MiyatakeDepartment of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa 760-0018, Japan.

Hiromi MukaiSleep and Respiratory Disease Center, KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Kagawa 760-0018, Japan.

Hirohisa IchikawaSleep and Respiratory Disease Center, KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Kagawa 760-0018, Japan.

Yukako ArakawaSleep and Respiratory Disease Center, KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Kagawa 760-0018, Japan.

Yoshihiro MoriSleep and Respiratory Disease Center, KKR Takamatsu Hospital, Kagawa 760-0018, Japan.

National Hospital Organization Takamatsu Medical Center · JPKagawa University · JPOkayama University · JP

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continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapydropoutlocomotive syndromeobstructive sleep apnea syndrome

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PMID32575362

DOI10.3390/healthcare8020177

PMCPMC7349767

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