The Effect of Sleeping Environment and Sleeping Location Change on Positive Airway Pressure Adherence.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Poor adherence undermines the effectiveness of positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy for sleep apnea. Disparities exist in PAP adherence by race/ethnicity and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES), but the etiology of these differences is poorly understood. We investigated whether home environmental factors contribute to PAP adherence and whether identified factors explain disparities in adherence by SES.

Methods

Adult patients with sleep apnea were surveyed at clinic visits about their sleep environment. Medical records were abstracted for demographic data, sleep apnea severity, comorbidities, and objective PAP adherence. We evaluated the association between aspects of home sleep environment with PAP adherence using multivariate linear and logistic regre

SUBMITTER: Liou HYS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6175782 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature