ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on positive airway pressure usage in children with sleep-disordered breathing.
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- Three Decades of Managing Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: What's Old, What's New.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on adherence to noninvasive ventilation in children.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic in children using non-invasive ventilation: a thematic analysis of caregivers answers to a survey study.Frontiers in sleep · 2023Article
- To Wear or Not Wear the Mask: Decline in Positive Airway Pressure Usage in Children with Sleep Disordered Breathing During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on non-invasive positive airway pressure (PAP) usage among children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
methodsPAP usage data in children with SDB aged 1 to 18 years old at The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada, were analyzed. The PAP usage data were recorded for 3 months prior to and 3 months following the COVID-19 lockdown in Ontario, Canada. The primary outcomes of interest were (i) percentage of days that PAP was used for ≥ 4 h and (ii) average daily usage of PAP based on days when PAP was used.
resultsA total of 151 children were included. The mean (± SD) age and BMI were 12.6 ± 4.1 years and 28.7 ± 12.4 kg/m
conclusionsCOVID-19 pandemic has provided opportunities for increased PAP usage in a significant number of children with SDB. A subset of children with prior evidence for suboptimal PAP usage showed further decreases in PAP usage during the pandemic. This information is critical for clinicians to provide anticipatory guidance to encourage PAP usage both during the pandemic and beyond.
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