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Patterns and stability of long-term adherence in continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: a cohort study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparison of upper airway stimulation, tongue base surgeries, and continuous positive airway pressure for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and aerobic exercise for moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea in overweight or obese patients: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effects of weight-loss diet, exercise training, respiratory muscle training, and oropharyngeal muscle training in obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Annual Versus Patient-Initiated Follow-Up in Sleep Apnoea Care: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Optimizing CPAP Adherence in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Narrative Review of Practical Strategies for Everyday Clinical Care.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Should weight loss be the first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea? A pro-con debate.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- Personalized comfort settings in positive airway pressure machines using a causal inference approach: a retrospective observational analysis.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
- A multilevel CPAP support strategy implemented within a large stroke clinical trial (sleep SMART).Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
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Abstract
purpose• Despite being the gold standard for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy faces a persistent challenge: patient adherence. This study aimed to investigate long-term adherence and stabilisation patterns after initiating CPAP therapy.
methods• We conducted a multicenter cohort study using tele-monitored CPAP data from adult patients treated for at least 24 months at two Danish sleep clinics. These data were combined with local hospital administrative data and national registry data.
results• The study included data from 1,907 OSA patients who had initiated CPAP. The median age was 55 years (SD 12.5), and 26% were females. After long-term CPAP therapy, 45% of the OSA patients had achieved high adherence to CPAP, while 39% were CPAP non-adherent, and 16% of the patients were in the low-adherent group. The probability of high adherence after two years was 79% if the patient achieved high adherence within the first month. All groups showed stability within the first three months after CPAP initiation, particularly for the CPAP non-adherent patients and the patients with high adherence.
conclusion• We found that less than half of the OSA patients achieved high adherence to CPAP therapy 24 months after CPAP initiation. Patients who achieved high adherence within the first month were more likely to maintain it.
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