Positive Airway Pressure Therapy Adherence and Health Care Resource Use in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction.

ABSTRACT: Background Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, current evidence is equivocal regarding the potential benefits of treating OSA with positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in HFpEF. This study assessed the association between adherence to PAP therapy and health care resource use in patients with OSA and HFpEF. Methods and Results Administrative insurance claims data linked with objective PAP therapy usage data from patients with OSA and HFpEF were used to determine associations between PAP adherence and a composite outcome including hospitalizations and emergency room visits. One-year PAP adherence was based on an adapted US Medicare definition. Propensity score methods were used to create groups with similar characteris

SUBMITTER: Cistulli PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10382094 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature