Toward Patient-Centric Digital Monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder characterized by repeated breathing disruptions during sleep. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) of OSA is important, yet contemporary methods are limited. Sensor-based digital health technologies (sDHTs) promise a step advance in OSA RPM, but must provide meaningful, actionable, and usable outputs for patients. While the centrality of considering patient views in sDHT development is widely acknowledged, patient perspectives and priorities are rarely assessed.

Objective

This study aimed to identify patient-prioritized health aspects and preferences for digital measures and RPM to enhance OSA care quality and patient experience, guided by the digital measures that matter framework.

Methods

We used a mixed method

SUBMITTER: Timmis JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828318 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature