[Health-Related Quality of Life and Therapeutic Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)].

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The benefits of CPAP in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are not achieved without therapeutic adherence (TA). The perception of benefit is one of the main predictors of adherence. However, it is unknown whether the impact of CPAP on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is related to TA.

Objective

1) To evaluate whether changes in HRQoL after initiating CPAP are associated with AT. 2) To analyze the influence of various TA determinants, including baseline HRQoL.

Methods

Prospective observational and longitudinal study on a cohort of patients with moderate-severe OSA and indication of CPAP. Baseline and after-therapy HRQoL were evaluated using the Quebec Sleep Questionnaire (QSQ), as well as other possible AT determinants. A multivariate analys

SUBMITTER: Martinez Deltoro A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10369567 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature