ArticleSleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung2024
Influencing factors of delay in seeking medical attention of patients with obstructive sleep apnea based on the Model of Pathways to Treatment in China: a qualitative analysis.
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- "I know a little, but I can't do more": a COM-B-based qualitative study of CPAP use and sleep behaviour change among hospitalised patients with COMISA in China.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Article
- From retrospective to prospective design: a short communication on why the methodological paradigm for qualitative research on delayed medical consultation in obstructive sleep apnea may need to be reconstructed.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a scale for assessing community adults' knowledge, attitude and practice toward adult snoring.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Exploring the treatment journey of obstructive sleep apnoea: a scoping review on the perspectives of Chinese patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Review
- Delayed medical consultation and influencing factors in elderly patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is the highest estimated number of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in China. Early treatment could lead to fewer complications associated with OSA. This study aimed to analyze the factors influencing help-seeking from the first symptom discovery to treatment in OSA.
methodsSemi-structured interview outline was designed to conduct face-to-face interview based on the analyses of a great number of related literatures on the delay in seeking medical attention of patients with OSA. 15 patients diagnosed were interviewed between June 2021 to September 2022 in general hospital of Shenyang, Northeastern of China. Qualitative data was analyzed by content analysis using the Model of Pathways to Treatment.
resultsAnalyses identified factors contributing to elapsed time from first symptom discovery to received treatment that are linked to disease characteristic, patients, health system organization. Appraisal interval is most obvious for patients with OSA, but it is difficult to pinpoint precisely because the patients didn't remember exactly when the first symptom was detected.
conclusionsPatients diagnosed with OSA didn't initially interpret the snore as a warning sign and even thought it was a blessing. The findings provided guidance or avenues for reducing elapsed time between the first symptom and received treatment.
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