Adherence in children using positive airway pressure therapy: a big-data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Positive airway pressure (PAP) has become a prominent treatment for children with sleep-disordered breathing. However, there are no large-scale studies to clarify whether PAP is well tolerated in children, and which factors are associated with better adherence to PAP therapy. In this study, we aimed to clarify adherence patterns of PAP therapy in a large paediatric population.

Methods

We did a cross-sectional big-data analysis in children from Oct 1, 2014, to Aug 1, 2018, using existing data derived from PAP devices uploaded nightly in the AirView cloud database. The AirView database is a usage tracking system available to all patients who are assigned PAP therapy, which requires consent from the patient or parent or guardian. All patients older than 4 years and y

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharjee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847310 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature