Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on adherence to continuous positive airway pressure by obstructive sleep apnoea patients
David Attias, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Atul Pathak
Abstract
<b>In a large prospective cohort of sleep apnoea patients treated by CPAP, adherence to CPAP was significantly increased during the COVID-19 lockdown. This was associated with a shift of patients considered as low adherers to average or high adherers.</b>https://bit.ly/3cBBOhs
Topics & Concepts
MedicineContinuous positive airway pressureCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Sleep (system call)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Prospective cohort study2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCohortPositive airway pressureAnesthesiaPhysical therapyInternal medicineObstructive sleep apneaDiseaseVirologyOperating systemInfectious disease (medical specialty)Computer scienceOutbreakObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchTracheal and airway disordersRespiratory Support and Mechanisms