Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions to improve usage of continuous positive airway pressure machines in adults with obstructive sleep apnoea
Kathleen D. Askland, Lauren E. Wright, Dariusz Woźniak, Talia Emmanuel, Jessica Caston, Ian Smith
Abstract
Although highly effective in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is not universally accepted by users. Educational, supportive and behavioural interventions may help people with OSA initiate and maintain regular and continued use of CPAP.
Topics & Concepts
Continuous positive airway pressureMedicineEpworth Sleepiness ScalePsychological interventionRandomized controlled trialPhysical therapyIntervention (counseling)Meta-analysisObstructive sleep apneaPsychiatryPolysomnographyInternal medicineApneaObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchNeuroscience of respiration and sleepTracheal and airway disorders