Acceptance of and adherence with long-term positive airway pressure treatment in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term noninvasive positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment is effective treatment for sleep-related breathing disorders and chronic hypercarbic respiratory failure secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). PAP treatment may be delivered as continuous positive airway pressure or noninvasive ventilation. Success in initiating PAP treatment and barriers to its use in adult patients with COPD are largely unknown. This systematic review aims to identify the acceptance of and adherence to PAP treatment prescribed for long-term use in adult patients with COPD and to summarize variables associated with these measures.

Methods

Seven online electronic databases will be searched by an experienced medical librarian to identify records containing the conce

SUBMITTER: Laratta CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10317229 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature