SynthesisSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2021
Effects of telemedicine interventions in improving continuous positive airway pressure adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of heated humidification on positive airway pressure side effects in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Pooled it
- Virtual consultations for patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2022Pooled it
- Telephone follow-up as a substitute for standard out-clinic follow-up in CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnea patients: a randomized controlled trial.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2024Trial
- Rethinking Long-Term Follow-Up of CPAP Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Toward Personalized and Integrated Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Optimizing CPAP Adherence in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Narrative Review of Practical Strategies for Everyday Clinical Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Distance follow-up by a remote medical care centre improves adherence to CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea over the short and long term.Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of mailed versus in-person PAP initiation in the Veterans Affairs' TeleSleep program.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2025Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Strategies for Screening, Management, and Overcoming Treatment Challenges in the Outpatient Setting.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Review
- Optimizing Positive Airway Pressure Compliance and Outcomes in Rural Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Through Telehealth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Factors Affecting CPAP Adherence in an OSA Population during the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Factors associated with treatment adherence to mandibular advancement devices: a scoping review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2023Article
- Long-Term Adherence in Overweight Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hypertension-A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Telemedicine home CPAP titration and follow-up in the COVID-19 scenario.ERJ open research · 2022Article
- Telemedicine and virtual respiratory care in the era of COVID-19.ERJ open research · 2022Review
- COVID-19 and the resurgence of telehealth in otolaryngology.Operative techniques in otolaryngology--head and neck surgery · 2022Article
- Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing-based intervention to improve adherence to continuous positive airway pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: The MotivAir study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Assessing the needs and perspectives of patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome following continuous positive airway pressure therapy to inform health care practice: A focus group study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Factors Affecting Long-Term Compliance of CPAP Treatment-A Single Centre Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Improving CPAP Adherence in Adults With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Scoping Review of Motivational Interventions.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeThis meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effects of telemedicine interventions on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
methodsThe PubMed, Cochrane Library, OVID, Web of Science and EBSCO host databases were searched from January 2004 to February 2020 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the effects of telemedicine interventions on CPAP adherence in patients with OSA. The study inclusion criteria were RCTs that compared patients who received telemedicine interventions with a control group and reported a change in CPAP adherence. The primary outcome was the improvement in CPAP adherence.
resultsIn total, there were 11 RCTs (n = 1358) with quantitative analyses. Intervention times ranged from 1 to 6 months. Compared to controls, the telemedicine group exhibited better adherence to CPAP therapy (pooled mean difference (MD) = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.33 to 0.80, I
conclusionsThe use of telemedicine for up to 6 months may enhance CPAP adherence in patients with OSA, when compared to no intervention. Our study was searched from January 2004 to February 2020 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the effects of telemedicine interventions on CPAP adherence in patients with OSA. Future studies can continue to search for articles after February 2020.
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